The Symposium will include…
Professional CART Captioning for presentations
AI captioning on Google Meets for Community Hangouts
Professional ASL interpretation for presentations
ASL interpreters are available on standby for Community Hangouts
Professional graphic recording
Presenters trained on best accessibility practices
Presenter-provided visual descriptions
Accessible digital documents
Avoidance of sensory overstimulation
Intentionally planned breaks
Presenters have been trained on accessible presentations and visual descriptions using the American Anthropological Association's Virtual Presentation Guidelines and Guidelines for Creating Image Descriptions pages.
CART captioning and ASL interpreting provided by...
Graphic recording provided by...
If you have a disability or condition that may need further accommodation beyond the accessibility features mentioned above, please let us know!
We welcome accommodation requests at any time up to and during the event.
Some accommodation requests may include information to phone into the event instead of joining via Facebook live or large print digital documents for your printing purposes, among others.
Please know you are not required to disclose your disability (mobility, auditory, sight, sensory, etc.) or identity status (Disabled, Deaf, Autistic, Chronically Ill, Mentally Ill, Aging, etc.) to receive accommodations, but you are welcome to do so if you believe this information will influence the later discussion surrounding your access needs and/or accommodation requests.
Request accommodations by emailing Nell (she/her/hers) at Merchandise@vaherpsociety.com with the information that will be most helpful in our team supporting your accommodation request. We will then discuss your access needs together and identify the best plan moving forward to provide your accommodations.