Advice for making events and presentations accessible
Advice for making events and presentations accessible
Posted by:
Alistair Duggin, Posted on: 13 March 2018
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Categories:
Accessibility, Conferences
Accessibility means making sure there are no barriers that might prevent someone from accessing or using something.
Accessibility should be a part of everything we make and deliver. This includes events and presentations.
Events and presentations are a great way of showing new work, sharing learnings and helping people to build capability. So we need to make sure that no one is excluded from them.
If you’re running an event or giving a presentation, here are some things you can do to make sure they are as accessible as possible.
If you’re running an event
Before the event
- check whether any attendees and speakers need anything to be able to participate in the event – you could add some text to the invitation or the registration page asking: “Is there anything we can do to enable you to be able to fully participate in this event?”
- check that the venue is accessible – it should be wheelchair accessible and any [...]