Making Your Presentation Accessible
AccessComputing PI Richard Ladner and AccessComputing Partner Kyle Rector recently published an article in the Association for Computing Machinery’s Interactions on . Their advice can help to ensure that presentations are more accessible not only to individuals with disabilities but also those who may be attending a session remotely or who are not native English speakers.
Advice includes the following:
- Minimize the amount of text on slides to keep the focus on what you are saying. Pause to allow individuals a chance to read the slide and read it aloud so individuals who cannot see the presentation know what is on the slide.
- Minimize the number of visuals on slides. Describe images, graphs, and charts for individuals who are visually impaired.
- Use high contrast and take care with colors.
- Avoid or control the speed of animations so they can be described fully.
- Make sure that videos are captioned and audio described. Give a brief description of the video before it starts to help give context.
- Make sure the Q&A period is accessible. If there is a microphone for audience members, be sure they use it. Repeat questions that are asked.
Check out Kyle’s video for more information.