Sounds like you're doing a good job striking that balance between the ideal and the real. I will keep that "liquid only" option tea party in mind -- I know where it might fit in my con-going schedule.
I built some of the access framework that's on WisCon's site (it has of course been improved and updated in the past six years). I want to chime in and reiterate how important it is to advertise, "We're not planning for it this year, but let us know what you want for our long-term planning."
re: event-specific vocabulary being accurately conveyed via interpreters/transcriptionists. It's certainly been a challenging game to brainstorm all the proper names and book titles that we can reasonably expect to pop up. We've tried, and we realize we can't ensure it. We can't ensure that the fully hearing people are understanding it either -- technical language requires education/immersion in the culture.
Large Print. I initially assumed we would have to reformat our materials and print at the large size. But no! Our "Pocket Program Book" is 3in by 9in; it contains the entire schedule, biographies, policies &c. We lay that baby on the photocopier and enlarge it to 11x17. The result is definitely unwieldy, but it's legible for those who need it. Given how quickly smart tech is spreading, I bet paper programs will be past tense before 2020. It will be cheaper to provide older-generation smart phones for free than to continue publishing complex documents.
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Date: 2013-07-08 11:39 pm (UTC)I built some of the access framework that's on WisCon's site (it has of course been improved and updated in the past six years). I want to chime in and reiterate how important it is to advertise, "We're not planning for it this year, but let us know what you want for our long-term planning."
re: event-specific vocabulary being accurately conveyed via interpreters/transcriptionists. It's certainly been a challenging game to brainstorm all the proper names and book titles that we can reasonably expect to pop up. We've tried, and we realize we can't ensure it. We can't ensure that the fully hearing people are understanding it either -- technical language requires education/immersion in the culture.
Large Print. I initially assumed we would have to reformat our materials and print at the large size. But no! Our "Pocket Program Book" is 3in by 9in; it contains the entire schedule, biographies, policies &c. We lay that baby on the photocopier and enlarge it to 11x17. The result is definitely unwieldy, but it's legible for those who need it. Given how quickly smart tech is spreading, I bet paper programs will be past tense before 2020. It will be cheaper to provide older-generation smart phones for free than to continue publishing complex documents.