Accessibility and Supports

ASL Translation

ASL translation will be available at the Summit between 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. ASL Translation will not be available for the final open discussion session, “Systemic Barriers, Inclusive Innovation, and Your Stories”. The ASL translator’s video can be enabled or disabled using the Sign language interpretation view button. Access full instructions for using this feature in Zoom at Enabling Sign Language interpretation view.

Closed Captioning

Live closed captioning will be available at the Summit for all sessions. This captioning will be provided by an external live captioning service. To enable or disable captions, click the “CC” button on Zoom. Access full instructions for using this feature in Zoom at Viewing captions in a meeting or webinar.

Shared Notetaking

To support notetaking during the Summit, a Google Document will be shared with attendees in registration emails and in the Zoom chat during the Summit. This document can be used for shared notetaking or as an alternate format to participate in discussions.

Transcripts

Although sessions will be recorded, these recordings will not be shared with attendees to protect attendees’ anonymity when asking questions, sharing stories, or disclosing disabilities. Recordings will only be accessed by Summit organizers for report writing purposes.

We understand that many attendees would like to review sessions afterwards. To support this review, we will anonymize and send written transcripts to registered attendees within two weeks of the Summit.

Chat Moderation

Any abusive, harmful, or inappropriate chats will be deleted and the user will receive a warning via direct message from a chat moderator. If you continue to use harmful language, you will be removed from the Summit Zoom Meeting. Please direct any concerns about the Zoom Meeting chat as a direct message to someone named “Chat Moderator - …” or “Organizer - …”, or email samantha.fowler@uwaterloo.ca.