Self-description for inclusive meetings – VocalEyes
May 21, 2024
At the start of meetings, presentations and panel discussions, people introduce themselves. People who are not blind in these situations take in a lot of visual information about each other without having to define or consent to it.
Giving a description of yourself for the benefit of blind or visually impaired people – when meeting a group of people for the first time; when speaking at a conference or seminar – is good practice, and part of your professional responsibilities.This document provides some brief guidance on how to ensure your meetings are more inclusive for blind and visually impaired people, covering self-description of visual characteristics and self-identification.
This is something that you’ll find at least some of the speakers on Conffab already do, and something we’ll encourage speakers at our events to do in the future.
