Inclusive Speaking Tip #070
“Provide audience members with ample opportunities to take breaks or even step away during workshops and extended sessions when they feel the need to doRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #070
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“Provide audience members with ample opportunities to take breaks or even step away during workshops and extended sessions when they feel the need to doRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #070
“Tabular information, such as content presented in data tables, needs to be structured using table markup. Are your data tables built using column and rowRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #069
“Provide a readily-available list of complex terms, technical words and unusual expressions, intended to help sign language interpreters efficiently follow along.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #069
“Audio content, such as podcast files, needs to be supported with a full transcript. Are you making sure your audio content and its and textRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #068
“Avoid relying on any kind of flashing, strobbing, or blinking effects to draw attention, as it can cause discomfort or trigger seizures for some audienceRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #068
“The significance of abbreviations and acronyms should be presented when they are first encountered in content. Are you ensuring their meaning is defined on theirRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #067
“Offer options to audience members by providing them with textual versions of presentations either in slide notes or in a handout accompanying slide decks.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #067
“Alternate text descriptions for static and linked images should not replicate any information already conveyed by screen reader technology. Are you actively avoiding redundancy?”Read more about Inclusive Web Tip #066
“At the start of the presentation or event, take a moment to verbally describe the room layout and location of emergency exits, food/beverages, and restrooms.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #066
“Generic link text such as ‘click here’, ‘read more’, and ‘more info’ loses all meaning when consumed outside of its immediate of context. Are youRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #065
“Share an outline as you get started, so your audience can set proper expectations and decide if they want to commit their brain power toRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #065
“Short, single-topic paragraphs always work best for audience members who struggle with written content. Are you making sure your paragraphs don’t really go beyond 50-60Read more about Inclusive Web Tip #064
“Never depend on colour as the only means to convey information in your printed or digital content, as some audience members can’t perceive colours theRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #064
“Information is easier to process visually and mentally when it’s broken down into bite-sized, manageable chunks. Are you actively avoiding big, daunting walls of textRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #063
“Recognize that audience members with reading difficulties may not have enough time to finish reading text-heavy slides before you move on to the next one.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #063
“Long lists can be daunting, and feed into a natural desire to start skimming through the page instead of actually reading. Are you keeping listsRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #062
“Use people-first language in your material and delivery, such as ‘people with disabilities’ instead of ‘disabled people’, as people are more than just their disabilities.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #062
“Keeping the flashing area of your animations small enough will minimize the risk of seizures for photo-epileptic users. Are you paying attention to such risksRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #061