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Language

Best Practices

  • Translate the website to support international audience
  • Hire a translator for the event
  • Hire a Sign Language Interpreter
  • Ask about spoken languages before the event
  • Provide printed and/or online materials in different languages, such as videos with subtitles and flyers
  • Remind speakers to:
    • Speak slowly and clearly
    • Always use a microphone
    • Describe images and explain slide content
    • Enable subtitles

References

https://www.purplepass.com/blog/6-strategies-for-handling-language-barriers-at-an-event/

Jones, Graham M., Beth Semel, and Audrey Le. "“There's no rules. It's hackathon.”: Negotiating Commitment in a Context of Volatile Sociality." Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 25.3 (2015): 322-345.