Colleagues, It was a true pleasure to be involved in the development of this toolkit. I urge you to share it widely both in the special education field and beyond. Everyone deserves to attend an inclusive, equitable, and accessible conference or meeting. Let's work to make it happen by encouraging organizers and presenters to use this toolkit. Best, Penny L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D. Owner, Vision for Independence, LLC Consultant for Project INSPIRE<https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resources/project-inspire-free-self-paced-courses-increase-stem-potential-individuals-who-read> Research Professor Emerita, University of Arizona Email: rosenblu@arizona.edu<mailto:rosenblu@arizona.edu> From: Bonnie Swenor <bswenor@jhmi.edu<mailto:bswenor@jhmi.edu>> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2023 6:55 PM To: disabilityhealth <disabilityhealth@jhu.edu<mailto:disabilityhealth@jhu.edu>> Subject: [EXT]Toolkit to make scientific conferences more accessible External Email Announcing the Toolkit to Design More Accessible Scientific Meetings and Conferences<https://disabilityhealth.jhu.edu/research/>. This toolkit provides guidelines for making scientific conferences more inclusive and accessible for people with visual impairments or who are blind. Developed by researchers with visual impairments, this toolkit is based on principles of universal design and includes information for meeting planners, conference staff, presenters, and attendees, regardless of familiarity with accessibility. This toolkit was developed by the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center and the International Network of Researchers with Visual Impairments and their Allies (INOVA). Follow @JHUDisability<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FJHUDisability&data=05%7C01%7Cbswenor%40jhmi.edu%7Ca2b3900526064c44d81108db2e631420%7C9fa4f438b1e6473b803f86f8aedf0dec%7C0%7C0%7C638154775291146623%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VXXdwfa%2FOPZY1M4YBVRDv%2B%2BnozPjGJDjgfMI6wkFAiw%3D&reserved=0> and @INOVA_Network<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FINOVA_Network&data=05%7C01%7Cbswenor%40jhmi.edu%7Ca2b3900526064c44d81108db2e631420%7C9fa4f438b1e6473b803f86f8aedf0dec%7C0%7C0%7C638154775291146623%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9UiRtZ6jfiEPXeNyiOw2j%2Fdp%2FNe6tXIfeFZqTqqZ1wE%3D&reserved=0> for updates on this project and more. The development of this toolkit was supported by a grant from the National Eye Institute (R13EY032418) awarded to Dr. Bonnielin Swenor at the Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center. Bonnielin Swenor, PhD, MPH Associate Professor | Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Director | Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center