Takeaways from “If It’s Interactive, It Needs a Focus Style”

If it's Interactive, It Needs a Focus Style

At the March 2020 Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design virtual meetup, Eric Bailey explained the importance of inclusive design in creating focus styles for interactive web elements.

Thanks to the livestream recording, I watched the online presentation with dozens of other attendees. Here are my notes from the presentation. Continue reading Takeaways from “If It’s Interactive, It Needs a Focus Style”

Takeaways from How to Deliver an Accessible and Inclusive Presentation

Fen Slattery at podium

At the November 2019 Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design meetup, Fen Slattery highlighted steps you can take to give an accessible, inclusive presentation.

Slattery shared advice and tips about:

  • What to think about as you plan your talk
  • How to prepare readable slides
  • Using words and phrases that aren’t harmful
  • Structuring your presentation
  • Logistics for the day of your talk
  • Giving your talk
  • Getting feedback

I wasn’t able to catch the talk in person, since I was hosting our West Metro Detroit WordPress November 2019 meetup at the same time.

Thanks to the livestream recording, I watched the presentation later last night.

As an event organizer and presenter for over 10 years, I picked up several new tips from Slattery’s talk. Thank you Fen!

Are you looking for ways to create a more inclusive presentation? Check out my recap. Continue reading Takeaways from How to Deliver an Accessible and Inclusive Presentation

Part 2: Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos

YouTube Accessibility At a Glance playlist, highlighting the Inclusive Interviewing video.

When I discovered Microsoft’s Accessibility at a Glance video series on YouTube last summer, I was excited to share the news of their videos.

Each short video (around two minutes) is captioned and offers specific ways to create more accessible Continue reading Part 2: Create Inclusive Design Experiences with Accessibility at a Glance Videos