There are multiple ways that Cvent can assist with creating an inclusive and accessible website. Please see below:
The good news is that most of the heavy lifting is done by our software itself, planners need to do very little. We have clients frequently ask what they need to do, for example, to make their sites work with screen readers. For the most part, our software simply works with assistive technology like screen readers. Field labels are read, error messages are announced, users can successfully navigate with the keyboard, etc.
There are a few things that planners need to do when creating sites. By far, the top 3 things to ensure are:
During registration, some of our planners will even ask question about needed accommodations for customers (i.e will you need a sign language interpreter?) will help you better plan for your event.
Original Message:
Sent: 10-11-2023 11:10
From: Lesley Irminger
Subject: Ask the Expert session- Event Planning for Accessibility with Cvent
Hey there
What steps does Cvent have in place to assist with creating a inclusive and accessible website? Examples - closed captions, audio descriptions, live support, etc. Anything in place to help alert planners of these needs. Question #2: Is there an onboarding team/specialist who is able to assist if we have particular ADA needs for either registration or the HUB - if so how can they help?
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Lesley Irminger
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George Mason - Office Of University EventsUnited States
Original Message:
Sent: 10-11-2023 11:02
From: Stephen Cutchins
Subject: Ask the Expert session- Event Planning for Accessibility with Cvent
Hi Andrew, happy to answer your question about color blindness. Most of this should be answered by Jon's question about on "advice on how to choose colors for a presentation (ppt) for color blindness". We develop our software products to WCAG 2.1 AA, for color they have:
1.4.1 Use of Color see https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/use-of-color.html that states:
Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.
1.4.3 for Contrast (Minimum) see https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum.html that states:
The visual presentation of text and images of text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, except for the following:
Large Text
Large-scale text and images of large-scale text have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1;
Incidental
Text or images of text that are part of an inactive user interface component, that are pure decoration, that are not visible to anyone, or that are part of a picture that contains significant other visual content, have no contrast requirement.
Logotypes
Text that is part of a logo or brand name has no contrast requirement.
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Stephen Cutchins
Senior Product Manager-Accessibility
Mas33United States
Original Message:
Sent: 10-09-2023 07:08
From: Andrew Bussa
Subject: Ask the Expert session- Event Planning for Accessibility with Cvent
heyy
How can real time translation work? Accessibility for the Japanese market specifically. Also how does Cvent work with color blindness? Any tips?
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Andrew Bussa
Ss&C TechnologiesUnited States
Original Message:
Sent: 09-28-2023 07:52
From: Megha Jetley
Subject: Ask the Expert session- Event Planning for Accessibility with Cvent
Hello, Community members! We have some exciting news to share – on October 11th we will be hosting our next Ask the Expert session here in the Open Forum! We will have 2 fantastic experts from Cvent's Product experts here to answer all your questions on Event Planning for Accessibility, how can you ensure accessibility for your event website and registration pages using Attendee Hub, what accessibility features Attendee Hub has, and how can you enable them, how can you customize Attendee Hub's visual elements for people with disabilities, how can you test the accessibility of your event website and more.
Join us on Wednesday, October 11th, from 10:30 am-11:30 am ET for the live session!
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Ask your questions and learn how tech and content can be used to make events more accessible for people with cognitive impairments, how can attendees with hearing impairments access and participate in virtual sessions, and how you see the future of event planning evolving to better accommodate people with disabilities. Get all the tools/information you need to get started and more. Ask your questions and get real-time answers from the expert panel of the Cvent Product experts.
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Add your questions on the "Event Planning for Accessibility with Cvent" below any time before or during the Ask the Expert session. Be sure to look at other Community users' questions and click Recommend to those that you would also like to learn more about.
You can expect to see answers from our experts starting at 10:30 am ET on Wednesday, October 11th. Follow the thread by clicking the blue star and be ready to add follow-up questions and discuss further with other users. We'll wrap up the event at 11:30 am ET, so be sure to join us then.
We look forward to reading your questions!
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Megha Jetley
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