{"id":5857,"date":"2024-05-29T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/?page_id=5857"},"modified":"2024-05-29T23:14:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:14:38","slug":"accessible-session-chairing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/accessible-session-chairing-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Session Chairing Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5857\" class=\"elementor elementor-5857\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35f645ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35f645ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11a9803f\" data-id=\"11a9803f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baf4f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3baf4f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:themeisle-blocks\/advanced-columns {\"id\":\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-ab09ae93\",\"columns\":0} -->\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-ab09ae93\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-0-columns has-desktop-undefined-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\"><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:themeisle-blocks\/advanced-columns -->\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72f02ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72f02ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ca19d6\" data-id=\"6ca19d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7c3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab7c3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"margin-top: 15px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: justify;\"><b>Session Chairs: How to Run an Inclusive Session<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The C&amp;C conference is becoming increasingly diverse, with attendees from all over the world who represent varied gender, racial, ethnic, disability, and other identities. As a session chair, there are steps you can take to ensure that the session for which you are responsible is as inclusive as possible for attendees. The following guidelines complement Emory Berger\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emeryblogger.com\/2016\/06\/08\/a-guide-for-session-chairs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guide for Session Chairs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> towards promoting increased knowledge sharing and engagement of all our community members. These guidelines are derived in part from the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigaccess.org\/welcome-to-sigaccess\/resources\/accessible-conference-guide-version-1-0\/#conference\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessible Conference Guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In advance of the session, please ask presenters to review the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigaccess.org\/welcome-to-sigaccess\/resources\/accessible-presentation-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessible Presentation Guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In preparation for introducing the presenter, ask the author what pronouns they use, to avoid misgendering. Also ask how to properly pronounce their name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that aisleways are kept clear and that there is room to seat wheelchair users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the presenter is not speaking directly into the microphone, briefly halt the presentation to adjust the microphone \/ audio levels before proceeding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remind the audience to use a microphone to ask questions, so that everyone can hear. Remind them to state their name before speaking, for the benefit of those who cannot see who is speaking or those who are new to the community. If questions are asked without a microphone, repeat the question into the microphone for the benefit of those using hearing technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there is an interpreter or captioner present, the lighting should be good enough that they can be easily seen by the deaf attendee(s). Explain to presenters that they should speak with a normal tone and pace, unless asked to slow down by the interpreter. When speaking with d\/Deaf presenters or attendees, always face them directly and do not face the interpreter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A presenter with a visual impairment may request assistance from a student volunteer to advance slides. To signal remaining time for presenters, ask the presenter what they prefer; a tap or double tap on the table\/floor can be an effective alternative to visual cues. The session chair, or a volunteer, can also facilitate question asking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If one of the presenters requires a stool on stage or a ramp to enter the stage, please double check that these are in place and remain in place during the session. The Accessibility Chairs will also be working to ensure proper room setup, and we appreciate your help.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions or concerns about accessibility, please feel free to reach out to this year\u2019s Accessibility Chairs:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiffany Knearem &amp; Stacy Branham<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:accessibility2024@cc.acm.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accessibility2024@cc.acm.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Session Chairs: How to Run an Inclusive Session The C&amp;C conference is becoming increasingly diverse, with attendees from all over the world who represent varied gender, racial, ethnic, disability, and other identities. As a session chair, there are steps you can take to ensure that the session for which you are responsible is as inclusive&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/accessible-session-chairing-guidelines\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accessible Session Chairing Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"full-width","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5857"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5889,"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5857\/revisions\/5889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cc.acm.org\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}