Date/Location:

August 17, 2021

Description:

This session is designed to increase awareness about people who are blind or have other vision-related disabilities. Presenters will emphasize understanding modes of communication and translation options, especially in emergency response and public health, for people who are blind, have low vision, or have other vision-related disabilities. In order to achieve health equity, it is necessary to increase accessibility of health communications materials for people with disabilities.

Speakers:

Carolyn P. Phillips

Liz Persaud

John Rempel

Guy Toles

Valerie Morrison

Jennifer Meunier, MPH

Learning Outcomes:

List four (4) specific ways to increase access to various modes of communication for people who are blind or have vision-related disabilities based on principles of universal design for learning, Section 508, WCAG 2.0/2.1, and assistive technology.

Identify four (4) strategies and solutions for implementing assistive technology, braille, alternative text, contrast, and audio description into a variety of communications.

Identify and access two (2) resources for producing graphics and videos that can be fully accessed by people who are blind or have vision-related disabilities.

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CEUs This activity is offered for up to 0.1 CEUs (1.0 hour of instruction). To register for CEUs:  

Download and complete the following forms.

Save the files names: 210817_TOOLS_Lastname_Firstname

Send both files to ceus@aacinstitute.org

Upon completion of the two forms and passing the quiz, a CEU certificate will be sent

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