Communication guidelines & Accessibility

► Guidelines for communications (presentations and posters)

        T2020 aims to promote international scientific exchanges on the greening of practices in different sectors and between all the actors of its ecological transitions. Presentations will be in English or French. If the speaker speaks in French, the texts will be in English.
        One in five people have disability-related activity limitations, so there may be people in your audience who have difficulty seeing or hearing your presentation, or understanding what you are saying. That is why in the framework of the T2020 conference, thanks to your collaboration and the support of KOENA (https://koena.net/ Digital accessibility to the service of the inclusion of the disabled) we aim at the creation of a number of educational resources, in French and English, accessible to large numbers. For the creation of your scientific presentations and posters, we therefore propose recommendations from an international W3C work (https://www.w3.org/WAI/training/accessible.php) that aim to facilitate inclusion of all, regardless of their physical or mental abilities. You will be able to apply these instructions if you wish, partly according to your audience, and beyond the T2020 conference during your public interventions or lessons. For some interventions a translation into sign language and subtitles will be implemented, as well as the realization of videos posted on channel U. Interveners who wish can also provide the script in French or English of their intervention. As a result of the T2020 Symposium, we will be able to offer accessible resources on research and projects related to ecological transitions.

Slideshow preparation: Make texts and visuals large enough to be readable even from the back of the room. Use an easy-to-read, thick, sans serif font. Use enough color contrasts. During the presentation: Speak clearly and not too fast. Use simple language. Give people time to assimilate information: take a break between topics. Be visible: some people need to read on the lips. Use a microphone even in a small space: some hearing-impaired people using magnetic loops need it. Make sure all sounds are audible: for example, repeat the questions before answering them if the audience does not have a microphone. In your remarks, repeat all the information displayed on your slides, without necessarily reading word-for-word. Describe the relevant parts of graphics, videos and other visuals. Describe the other visual information: for example, if you do a show of hands in the room, ring the result: "half of the room raises your hand".

Scientific Poster: Size 80 cm × 120 cm. If possible, in English, or French with title and key words in English. The accessibility guidelines described just before can also be applied.