To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Minnesota IT Services’ (MNIT) Office of Accessibility hosted a training event for accessible virtual meetings. The “Accessible Meetings for All” event shared best practices for organizing and running meetings that are inclusive for all.

Jay Wyant, Minnesota’s Chief Information Accessibility Officer introduced the event. Rosie Widell, Digital Accessibility Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Corrections, moderated the session.

Here are links to YouTube videos of the quick tips and resources the experts shared:

Planning for Reasonable Accommodations

By Sarah Herder Lewis. Herder Lewis is the Director of Equal Opportunity, Diversity, and Inclusion at MNIT. /mnit/assets/Planning%20for%20Reasonable%20Accommodations%20Transcript_tcm38-486682.pdfPlanning for reasonable accommodations transcript (PDF).

Pre-Meeting Preparations

By Jennie Delisi. Delisi is the Accessibility Analyst in the Office of Accessibility. /mnit/assets/Pre-Meeting%20Preparations%20Transcript_tcm38-486858.pdfPre-meeting preparations transcript (PDF).

Setting a Baseline for All Meetings

By Lolly Lijewski. Lijewski is the Digital Accessibility Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Human Services. /mnit/assets/Setting%20a%20Baseline%20for%20All%20Meetings%20Transcript_tcm38-486821.pdfSetting a baseline for all meetings transcript (PDF).

To Chat or Not

By Jennie Delisi. /mnit/assets/To%20Chat%20or%20Not_tcm38-486823.pdfTo chat or not transcript (PDF).

Sharing and Presenting Slides

By Elaine Settergren. Settergren is a Reference Librarian at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. /mnit/assets/Sharing%20and%20Presenting%20Slides%20Transcript_tcm38-486857.pdfSharing and presenting slides transcript (PDF).

Captioning

By Samantha Fischer. Fischer is the Accessibility Coordinator at Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. /mnit/assets/Captioning%20Transcript_tcm38-486681.pdfCaptioning transcript (PDF).

Technology Considerations and Resources

By Kris Schulze. Schulze is the Experience IT Manager at MNIT. /mnit/assets/Technology%20Considerations%20and%20Resources%20Transcript_tcm38-486822.pdfTechnology considerations and resources transcript (PDF).