Description
Science communication enables researchers to share their researched and reach wider audiences through conferences, news articles, public engagement, and seminars. It is a vital part of our jobs, and should be considered important. Unfortunately, a lot of science communication is inaccessible. 10% of the population have some form of dyslexia and 8% of men experience colour-blindness, making many resources difficult to access fully. People with chronic migraines, head injuries and chronic fatigue also struggle to fully engage with inaccessible presentations and articles. Where we rely on figures and presentations to relay our research, designing them in an accessible manner is a requirement. I will provide a quick best-practice crash course on practical and simple ways to improve accessibility while communicating science, focusing on colour choices for figures and posters, font choice, and best design practices to make our research more readily available to all. I will share several free resources that ensure making science communication accessible is not a laborious process.
