Accessibility
Publications
Getting Engaged: Facilitating Virtual Events for Maximum Accessibility
WC455/AEC794by Kathryn A. StoferSeptember 10, 2024Virtual and hybrid events present both challenges and opportunities for engaging persons with disabilities. In particular, accommodations for people who are blind or low vision, and deaf or hard of hearing, are common challenges that technology has been able to address but still require some work on the part of facilitators in similar manners to in-person events. Centering accessibility, however, opens up your events and often makes them more welcoming for non-disabled participants as well. This document will overview strategies for event facilitators for ensuring maximum accessibility for virtual events to allow a wide variety of participants.
Getting Engaged: Program and Event Planning for Clients of All Abilities
WC299/AEC636 by Kathryn StoferJune 22, 2022A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: ==Special Handling==
Using Social Media to Engage Communities with Research: Accessibility
WC427/AEC766by Kathryn A. Stofer, Kirsten Hecht, and Lisa LundgrenJanuary 11, 2023This new 6-page document, part of a series on using social media to engage communities with research, focuses on making your social media inclusive by integrating accessibility up front for individuals with disabilities of various types. Any Extension personnel, researchers, and other public engagement and communications personnel can benefit from these strategies. Written by Kathryn A. Stofer, Kirsten Hecht, and Lisa Lundgren, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.
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