Welcome to the Event
Tech Talk
Picture This
Stands For...
Grab Bag
100
Geoff, Beth and Steph came to the event. They have some accessibility needs, so this is their first stop.
What is an Access Table?
100
This is a term to describe an event taking place in person while simultaneously available virtually.
What is hybrid?
100
Photo description: a long narrow red and white mobility aid held vertically
What is a cane?
100
One means of communication with Deaf or Hard of Hearing people: ASL
What is American Sign Language?
100
Captions on a video or live stream can either be this, or this, depending on whether everyone can see them by default.
What is open or closed?
200
Steph has a visual impairment, so she picks up a special version of the event program that is THIS.
What is large print?
200
This is a supplemental audio track providing context on a visual entertainment for people who are blind or have vision difficulties.
What is visual description?
200
Photo description: a black dog in a crosswalk wearing a harness designed to provide support to a person. 
What is a service animal?
Also accepted: What is a service dog?
200
The civil rights law that started it all: ADA
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
200
Using plain language does THIS for its audience, which may include people with disabilities.
What is -- makes it easy to find, understand and use the knowledge that is being communicated?
300
Before the event, Geoff and Steph feel the textures of some of the pieces on display to get some context. That's because they knew THIS was happening.
What is a Touch Tour?
300
This device helps people who are blind or have vision difficulties understand electronic text.
What is a screen reader?
300
Photo description: a placard bearing a series of rows of raised bumps in irregular patterns 
What is Braille?
300
This federal agency protects people with disabilities at work: EEOC.
What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
300
The Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities was founded in this year. Hint: we're old enough to drive, vote and drink.
What is 1990?
400
Organizers promised the event would be THIS, so Beth knew there wouldn't be loud noises or harsh lighting involved.
What is Sensory Friendly?
400
This category of devices helps people who are Deaf or hard of hearing by amplifying event sounds.
What are Assistive Listening Devices?
400
Photo description: A concrete slope extending from a sidewalk to a road at a lower elevation, with a yellow strip right before the road.
What is a curb cut?
400
Make sure they're invited to your next event: CART
What is Communication Access Real-Time Transcription?
400
Volunteers doing THIS assist people with location information in an event space with physical or verbal direction. It can also be done via an app.
What is wayfinding?
500
Okay, let's go home! Geoff and Steph wait to cross until they hear this.
What is an audible pedestrian signal?
500
Before VP or videophones became standard, people who were Deaf or hard of hearing often used this piece of technology to communicate over the phone.
What is TTY (Teletypewriters)?
500
Photo description: A yellow contrast panel in the sidewalk with rows of uniform bumps that stand out from it.
What is a tactile warning? (Also accepted: What is a warning surface?)
500
A form of training to help people with disabilities navigate their environments safely and effectively: O & M
What is Orientation & Mobility?
500
This narrative with pictures breaking down a process into steps can be helpful for people who are neurodiverse or have developmental or cognitive disabilities.
What is a social story?