Accessibility & Inclusion

Please note: This is a working document and will be updated over the next few months.  The last update to this page was 9 December 2020.

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Presentations

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• Accessible presentations tip sheet (coming soon!)

• Unmute yourself and speak one at a time

• Begin by saying your name 

• Describe: images, charts and graphs and test

• Use plain language and explain acronyms

• Slow down pace so audience can follow and ask questions

• Creating Accessible and Engaging Presentations (Coming soon!)

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Materials

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• All fonts, color, contrast. size, and headings are in accessible formats 

  • U.S. Web Design System - Color

  • Web Accessibility Initiative- Images

  • Making Presentations Accessible for People with Disabilities

• Use fonts such as: Arial, Calibri, Tahoma, Veranda, Georgia, etc.

  • WebAim Tools

• All images and graphs have embedded ALT Text/Image Descriptions

  • WebAim Alt Text Support

  • Incons for Everything

• Document is in Plain Language or a glossary is available 

  • Get your document's readability and level statistics

  • Tips for creating and delivering an effective presentation

  • Readability Checker

• PowerPoint Handouts

  • Accessible PowerPoint template examples - (Coming soon!)

  • 44 Point Title

  • 24-36 point Body

  • Use the Microsoft Accessibility Check before you finalize anything

Posters

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• The below font and other guidance is based on a full-sized, printed poster.

• Accessible Poster example - (Coming soon!)                  

• Poster title text should be no smaller than 88pt font

• Author name text should be no smaller than 72 point font

• Section headers should be no smaller than 60 point font

• Body text should be no smaller than 36 point font

• Create the poster in PPT first and include the accessibility features, then convert to PDF

• Making Accessible Academic Posters - CEDC's Archived Webinar (Coming soon!)

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