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Accessible Presentations
Walei Sabry and Claire Kearney-Volpe
Why is this important?
Outline Section 1: Planning Section 2: During
Check-In
• The presentation space is a safe space.
• “Can everyone hear me? Am I speaking loud enough?”
• “Am I speaking too fast? Should I speak slower?”
Check-In
• “If at any point you require me to slow down or clarify what I have said, feel free to stop me”
• “When raising your hand for questions/comments, please state your name”
• Let the audience know that you will be describing images as you go for the benefit of people with visual disabilities
Check-In
• Notify audience if there are volunteers present
• “Feel free to get up and move around”
• Do not use language that excludes people
Check-In
• Pace yourself and stop occasionally to make sure that your audience is following along…
• “Is everyone following?”
Planning: Know your Audience
Planning: Promotions and Communications
Planning: Media and Multimedia
Planning: Slide Design!
Contrast and Color use
Planning: Slide Design!
Text Density and Alignment
Planning: Slide Design!
Font Styles
make a difference
in terms of readability
Font size, e!ects and Styling
Planning: "Captions & Descriptions!
Audio Description and Captioning Example
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Planning: Venue Selection!
Planning: Volunteers
Section 2: During the Presentation
