As you write and communicate with others, it is important that you consider accessibility, or the ability for diverse audiences to engage with your writing. The commitment to accessible and inclusive practice is ongoing and demands recursive critical reflection, education, and feedback, but we hope these resources get you beginning to think about diverse readers and audiences for your work. 

Materials designed by Colby Axelberd, Christopher Basgier, Katharine Brown, Amy Cicchino, and Layli Miron. 

This guide articulates University Writing's practices for accessibility and inclusivity. We use this guide for internal training within our program

• Accessibility and Inclusivity Guide from University Writing Word Document

• Accessibility and Inclusivity Guide from University Writing PDF

This handout guides discussion facilitators in enacting inclusive practices like inclusive introductions, rapport building, and strategies for encouraging conversation

• Inclusive Discussion Practices Handout Word Document

• Inclusive Discussion Practices Handout PDF

This handout helps mentors learn how to build mentor-mentee relationships that take account of meaningful differences across race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual identity, and academic major 

• Inclusive Peer Mentoring Handout Word Document

• Inclusive Peer Mentoring Handout PDF

This handout helps writers create accessible Word and PDF documents with an emphasis on visibility, audibility, and mobility  

• Creating Accessible Documents Word Document

• Creating Accessible Documents PDF

This checklist helps you evaluate the accessibility of a specific form of digital writing, ePortfolio websites, by reviewing the accessibility of your content and digital design.

• Making Your ePortfolio Accessible Checklist Word Document

• Making Your ePortfolio Accessible Checklist PDF

This document outlines ways of managing nonverbal mechanics, including the upper and lower body, with attention to accessibility for speakers with disabilities

• Nonverbal Mechanics in Public Speaking Word Document

• Nonverbal Mechanics in Public Speaking PDF

In order to effectively share our research findings with others, we must be able to deliver presentations clearly and impactfully. These resources include tips about oral and visual communication as well as visual design principles that will help engage and inform your audience. 

Materials designed by Colby Axelberd, Christopher Basgier, Katharine H. Brown, Amy Cicchino, Carly Cummings, Megan Haskins, Layli Miron, Annie Small, Heather Stuart, and Parker Wade 

This brief handout outlines elements of oral communication 

• Elements of Oral Communication Handout Word Document 

• Elements of Oral Communication Handout PDF 

Once you have a draft of your oral presentation, this peer review worksheet can help you self-assess or get feedback 

• Oral Communication Peer Review Word Document

• Oral Communication Peer Review PDF 

This handout will help you decide the best way to visually represent your data 

• Determining How to Visually Represent Data Handout Word Document 

• Determining How to Visually Represent Data Handout PDF 

This handout introduces you to four principles for visual design: contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity 

• Design Principles Word Document 

• Design Principles PDF 

This worksheet is meant to help you put together a presentation. It has been designed for students in aerospace engineering 

• Designing Presentations in Aerospace Engineering Worksheet Word Document 

• Designing Presentations in Aerospace Engineering Worksheet PDF 

This handout will introduce you to scientific posters and analyze example posters

• Designing Scientific Posters Word Document

• Designing Scientific Posters PDF

This worksheet will help you self-assess a draft of your scientific poster or gather feedback from a peer

• Scientific Poster Assessment Word Document

• Scientific Poster Assessment PDF

This worksheet is designed to help you articulate how you “see” visible materials and what you expect students to do with visible materials in your courses 

• How Do You See? Analyzing Visible Materials Worksheet Word Document 

• How Do You See? Analyzing Visible Materials Worksheet PDF 

This document outlines ways of managing nonverbal mechanics, including the upper and lower body, with attention to accessibility for speakers with disabilities

• Nonverbal Mechanics in Public Speaking Word Document

• Nonverbal Mechanics in Public Speaking PDF