Part of having an accessible culture means it is easy for your employees to ask for what they need. Running inclusive meetings is as much about culture as it is about the technology you use to run them, as we pointed out on our previous webinar on running accessible meetings. Our tips are relevant for Zoom as well as for a range of other online platforms including Amazon Chime, Google Hangouts, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. That said some of the key areas we'll focus on in our tips will address the needs of those who are visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing or who have specific cognitive needs. Who's zooming who? Catering for allįirst and foremost, all your meetings must be as inclusive as impossible, and by doing so, you'll automatically be catering to the needs of a diverse audience. We present some of the top tips gleaned from experts in our webinar on running accessible meetings and by training other organisations on how to run accessible, inclusive hybrid meetings and events in Zoom, Teams and more. So how do you make sure that as the meeting host or participant you ensure you cater for everyone's needs? When you're engaged in any online meeting, you'll be working with a range of diverse needs, as you would face-to-face. Many of us are now turning to online videoconferencing platforms as a means of collaborating the number of people using Zoom rose from 10 million in December 2019 to almost 300 million in April 2020.

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