“Keep switching back and forth repeatedly between screens to a minimum, as it can create cognitive overload for some attendees, and even make some ofRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #047
“Unexpectedly triggering context changes can be very disorienting. Are you making sure major content changes are not unexpectedly triggered by simply moving the keyboard focus?”Read more about Inclusive Web Tip #046
“Consider offering a digital copy of your materials in PPT or PDF, so audience members can follow along on their devices while leveraging their ownRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #046
“Browsing the Web without a mouse is a very linear process. Are you making sure the tabbing order for active elements on your website followsRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #045
“Identify any potential information loss related to insufficient contrast or colour combinations in your printed or digital content by running it through a grayscale filter.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #045
“Not everyone will be able to complete an expected task in the predefined amount of time. Are users allowed to turn off time limits, wheneverRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #044
“Recognize that any approach to diversity, equity and inclusion that fails to factor in disability and ageing will be inherently flawed and will lead toRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #044
“The location of repeated components across web pages is not always intuitive. Are you making sure objects repeated across multiple pages are presented in theRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #043
“Optimize readability and reduce overall cognitive load for your audience members by sticking to lower case, sentence case, or camel case text presentations.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #043
“Complex interactions are no always conveyed to assistive technologies. Are you leveraging WAI-ARIA attributes to provide additional information and functionality for screen readers?”Read more about Inclusive Web Tip #042
“Don’t ever make assumptions about the people in your audience, their needs, their characteristics or their abilities, based on stereotypes or limited information.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #042
“It’s not always easy to wrap our head around a website. Are you using meaningful section headings and descriptive form labels to provide context andRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #041
“Always provide audience members with elegant ways to opt-out of engagement activities involving movement when they can’t physically take part in the request.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #041
“Not everyone experiences the Web the same way. Are you testing your website with assistive technologies such as screen readers to ensure that it isRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #040
“Before asking audience members to take any sort of action, make sure sufficient instructions have been clearly provided and everyone truly understands the expectations.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #040
“Clear and consistent layouts help people with disabilities predict what will happen when they interact with your content. Can your users easily figure out theirRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #039
There are several strategies that speaking professionals can use to make their presentations more accessible and inclusive for audience members who are hard of hearing.…Read more about Helping audience members who are hard of hearing better engage in a presentation
“Provide audience members with opportunities to re-energize as needed, by introducing opportunities for physical interactions that will get their blood flowing.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #039
“Captions make it possible for audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing to access your videos. Are you fully supporting your video contentRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #038
“Make sure to include images, graphics and visual aids that display reflection of culturally and ethnically diverse groups and the communities in which they live.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #038