We endeavor to make our conference more accessible every year, and we ask that presenters make their presentations as accessible as possible to a wide range of bodies and minds. Presenters may consider passing out access scripts of their talks, describing the images in their PowerPoint presentations aloud, and using common language throughout–such simple moves can powerfully expand the reach of our work to people who see, hear, and express in different ways. Presenters will also collect their materials in a Conference Share Space, which we will make available to all who attend. Composing Access provides several resources for developing accessible presentations (link here) and enacting access throughout your conference experience (link here).
We are committed to incorporating accessibility into the event, and this Access Guide exists to provide information about accessibility options, issues, and affordances at the conference. If you have any questions about the information in this guide, or have any accommodation requests you’d like to make, please contact the Conference Directors Jenn Sloggie (jsloggie@odu.edu) and Meg Boeshart (mboeshar@odu.edu).
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