If you focus on making your virtual events accessible for deaf attendees you will benefit and you’ll be surprised how many others will benefit too – and enjoy the experience all the more. Ahmed Khalifa explains how to do it.
Even though video calls and events have been around for many years, the pandemic has forced many organisers to consider making their events, which are normally offline and in-person, as a virtual event instead. Conferences, meetings, lectures, workshops, performances…they are all affected.
For those who have managed to make it virtual, the general consensus is that it’s not as bad as they first though. But one common oversight for many event organisers is ignoring or dismissing the importance of making the events accessible (in this case, for deaf attendees), and I have expressed my frustration on non-deaf accessible virtual events.
Who can benefit from deaf-accessible virtual events? The obvious answer would be deaf attendees. But I genuinely believe that most, if not, all attendees will benefit from the tips that are listed below. For example:
who wouldn’t benefit from clear and high quality audio sounds with no background noise when speakers are speaking?
who wouldn’t want to have the option of reading video captions if they don’t have headphones to listen with or need to watch in silence?
who wouldn’t appreciate being able to read the transcripts of the talks if they don’t have time, couldn’t attend the event or just want a quick scan of the talk?
If you focus on deaf attendees, you will be surprised on who else will benefit and enjoy the experience of attending your accessible virtual events... Keep reading on Hear Me Out
Even though video calls and events have been around for many years, the pandemic has forced many organisers to consider making their events, which are normally offline and in-person, as a virtual event instead. Conferences, meetings, lectures, workshops, performances…they are all affected.
For those who have managed to make it virtual, the general consensus is that it’s not as bad as they first though. But one common oversight for many event organisers is ignoring or dismissing the importance of making the events accessible (in this case, for deaf attendees), and I have expressed my frustration on non-deaf accessible virtual events.
Who can benefit from deaf-accessible virtual events? The obvious answer would be deaf attendees. But I genuinely believe that most, if not, all attendees will benefit from the tips that are listed below. For example:
If you focus on deaf attendees, you will be surprised on who else will benefit and enjoy the experience of attending your accessible virtual events... Keep reading on Hear Me Out