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Accessibility at EGU: Top 10 tips for visually accessible presenting – the sequel!

March 4, 2020
Accessibility at EGU: Top 10 tips for visually accessible presenting – the sequel!
EGU Union Session (Credit: Kai Boggild, EGU 2017).

Do you remember a time when everyone else around you started laughing, but you didn’t notice a joke? By designing presentations that are inaccessible – either in PICO, poster or oral presentation format – sometimes people in your audience have this experience of feeling left out.   Last month we posted our top 10 tips for making a presentation ‘accessible’ following the announcement that EGU ...[Read More]

Accessibility at EGU: Crutches at the General Assembly? Surprisingly Easy

February 12, 2020
Accessibility at EGU: Crutches at the General Assembly? Surprisingly Easy
If you see someone who could use a seat at the General Assembly, why not offer them yours if you can? (Photo credit: Kai Boggild)

Last year I had the opportunity to attend my first General Assembly to speak at several sessions about my experience working as a science journalist and reporting in the field during an EGU Science Journalism Fellowship. With my tickets booked and accommodations reserved, I was ready to go — until I tore a ligament in my knee while skiing in my native state: Colorado in the U.S.   The timing ...[Read More]

Accessibility at EGU: Top 10 tips for audio accessible presenting

February 5, 2020
Accessibility at EGU: Top 10 tips for audio accessible presenting
EGU Union Session (Credit: Kai Boggild, EGU 2017).

This year EGU is taking additional steps to continue to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of its annual General Assembly. During the next few weeks we will be regularly posting information about the measures the Union is taking, tips and tricks for meeting attendees, and personal stories and advice from people with various experiences who have attended in previous years.   Yesterday EGU an ...[Read More]