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

WordCamp US 2019: User Personas as an Inclusive Design and Development Tool

WordCamp US 2019

In her User Personas as an Inclusive Design and Development Tool presentation at WordCamp US 2019, Carie Fisher discussed digital inclusion and shared practical steps web professionals can take to create accessible digital products and services.

Carie Fisher is an author, public speaker, and developer who is passionate about digital accessibility. She is currently a senior accessibility instructor and consultant at Deque. Continue reading WordCamp US 2019: User Personas as an Inclusive Design and Development Tool

Inclusive Design 24: The Tipping Point, How Performance Decisions Make Accessibility Differences

Inclusive Design 24 2019

In his The Tipping Point: How Performance Decisions Make Accessibility Differences presentation at Inclusive Design 24 2019 this month, Henri Helvetica discussed the relationship between performance and inclusive design.

A designer who works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he explained how performance metrics like

  • Time To Interactive
  • Wait time anti-patterns
  • Resource management

impact inclusive design and how people are included. Continue reading Inclusive Design 24: The Tipping Point, How Performance Decisions Make Accessibility Differences