Hi Danni,
I''m going to take your question literally and talk about the couple of things we do to help attendees with disabilities. The first thing is to check that any image you use, if it contains information necessary for the understanding of the content, has a proper alt text setup. A second trick is to make sure that the colors you use for graphic design provide enough contrast to be read by all. You can use a little website like this to test it out:
https://color.a11y.com/ Finally, a big one in terms of the actual event is that we are striving to provide live captioning during all of our sessions, using the system automatically built in Webex (our video conference provider) or utilizing a third-party company. Upon request, we've also provided interprets.
Cheers,
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Béline FALZON
Conference Program Specialist II
California Teachers Association
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-10-2021 11:04
From: Danielle Czark
Subject: How are you making your virtual events accessible?
Hello, all! Happy Monday – let's start this week off on a great note!
For our next Huddle of the Week discussion, we'd like to focus on accessibility in virtual events. This is likely something you've always focused on for event registration and your mobile event apps, but hosting virtual events brings an entirely new experience to the attendee – and of course all digital.
Within the Cvent platform, our product team prioritizes accessibility and continues to make enhancements to ensure it can be accessible for all. But, we're sure there are steps you are taking aside from the product itself. Let's discuss below:
- How are you making your virtual events accessible to all?
Let us know your processes and ideas below! If you have any questions for an industry peer or Cvent staff, share those, as well. #HuddleoftheWeek #VoiceIt
P.S. – Looking for a few additional suggestions? Check out this great blog to learn more.
#ManagingVirtualEvents
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Danni Czark
Senior Associate, Online Community Marketing
Cvent
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