“Never make any assumptions about your audience’s gender, sexual orientation, race, family unit, technical knowledge, physical or mental abilities, or level of education.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #082
“Unusual words should be linked to their respective definitions for clarity. Are you making sure such words, when found in your content, are linked toRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #081
“Save audience members from dazzling screen glares by staying away from painful or extreme color contrasts, such as black text on a white background, orRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #081
“Providing alternative text for images is important. When your images primarily convey function, are you using alt text to describe their purpose, rather than whatRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #080
“Be on the look out for potential accessibility issues when planning for participant activities, such as responding to questions, breakout discussions, hands-on workshops, etc.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #080
“Language should be simple. Are you using clear and straightforward language to make content easier to understand for those with different reading levels and languageRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #079
“Don’t expect audience members to be able to successfully read the information on your slides while having to pay attention to what you are sayingRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #079
“Blinking or flashing effects must never be turned on by default in a web page. Are your end users able to turn off, pause, orRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #078
“Keep in mind that when asking if everyone in the audience can properly hear you, there’s always a chance that some people will not feelRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #078
“Breadcrumb trails help end users orient themselves in a complex set of pages. Are you offering your visitors the ability to easily locate where theyRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #077
“When your presentation platform doesn’t include built-in closed captions, have it connected to a captioning service, or hire an interpreter to provide captions in real-time.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #077
“Don’t use the PDF format simply because it’s faster or more convenient for you. Are you prioritizing an HTML format when the content will onlyRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #076
“Don’t make screen animations mandatory to the experience you provide, as these effects can trigger nausea, dizziness, and headaches for some audience members.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #076
“The order in which active objects like form controls, links, and interactive elements can be reached needs to make sense. Is the tabbing order onRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #075
“Always go out of your way to present your audience members with use case studies that will reflect a diversity of cultural perspectives and ethnicRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #075
“Link text needs to be meaningfully described so its purpose can be understood. Are you making sure that the purpose of each link can beRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #074
“Never rely on imagery alone to create an atmosphere, unless the visual asset you use is purely decorative in nature and does not convey anyRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #074
“Content organized in tables needs to linearize meaningfully when interpreted by screen readers. Are you making sure the reading order of content in tables rendersRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #073