Accessibility Checklist

Note: Each of the items listed below are best practices. We ask presenters to do their best to honor this checklist, but we acknowledge that we are all learning and growing together.

Formatting, Slides, and Handouts

• Sans-serif font, minimum 24-point font size. View a list of suggested fonts here.

• Slides have appropriate color contrast between the foreground and background elements

• Slides and other media are free of flashing or flickering visual effects or transitions

UDL (Universal Design Learning) Principles

• Participants can engage in multiple ways (ex: allow participants to speak, type their responses in the chat, or respond via other interactive tools)

Breakout Rooms

• Instructions for the breakout room activity are provided in writing and verbally

• Participants can opt out of participation or participate in a different way

• Clear guidance is provided about how participants should report out from the breakout room activity

Virtual Facilitation

• Zoom captions are enabled

• Speakers are introduced and described with a brief visual description

• Descriptions are provided for images & graphics

• Pertinent comments from the chat are read out loud