Saturday, May 18, 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Sabal/Sawgrass
Organizers: Rebecca Hornsey, University of Stirling; Jess Parker, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Moderator:
Speakers: Lucas Nadólskis, Yingzi Xiong, Annabel Nijhof, Santani Teng, Lenia Amaral, Inbar Avni
We are thrilled to present a dynamic and engaging workshop focusing on the crucial theme of accessibility within conference settings. This one-hour event is designed to illuminate the path towards creating inclusive and accommodating environments for individuals with sensory impairments and neurodivergent experiences.
In an era where diversity and inclusivity take center stage, this workshop addresses the vital need to make conferences more accessible for everyone, regardless of their abilities or neurodivergent profiles. Our esteemed speakers will share insights, strategies, and ground-breaking research to foster an environment where all participants can fully engage and benefit from the conference experience.
Introduction to Accessibility in Conferences (5 mins)
Opening remarks. Gain an understanding of the importance of accessibility in conference settings.
Sensory Inclusivity: A Multisensory Approach (speakers 2 x 10 mins)
Delve into strategies for accommodating individuals with sensory impairments. Highlighting innovative technologies and practices to enhance engagement for the visually & auditory impaired and other sensory-diverse communities.
Neurodiversity in Scientific Spaces (speaker 10 mins)
Discuss the challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals in conference settings. Present research findings on creating neuro-inclusive environments and promoting cognitive diversity.
Speaker Panel and Interactive Session (15 mins)
Engage with the audience in an open discussion to address queries and share additional insights. Encourage the exchange of ideas and collaborative efforts towards continued improvements in conference accessibility.
Final remarks (5 mins)
Summary of the talks and discussions, providing real-world examples of the way future VSS conferences can lead the way in inclusive event planning.
William Ngiam
University of Chicago
William Ngiam is a postdoctoral researcher in the Awh and Vogel Lab at the University of Chicago, studying how learning and experience influence the representation of visual information in memory, and leveraging that to understand the capacity limits of visual working memory. He is an active advocate for reform to improve science – he serves on the steering committee of ReproducibiliTea, a grassroots initiative to form Open Science communities at academic institutions, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for Reproducibility in Neuroscience, a non-profit diamond open access journal. You can follow him on Twitter @will_ngiam.
Janna Wennberg
UC San Diego
Janna Wennberg is a third-year Ph.D student in psychology at UC San Diego. With Dr. John Serences, she uses behavior, fMRI, and computational modeling to investigate how flexible neural codes support visual attention and working memory. She became interested in open science as an undergraduate through her work with Dr. Julia Strand, a speech perception researcher and leader in the open science movement. She realized that open science practices such as preregistration and registered reports have served as valuable training opportunities for her, and she is interested in exploring how scientific reforms can be tools both for improving research and training early career researchers.
Sabrina Hansmann-Roth
University of Lille
Sabrina Hansmann-Roth is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lille and the Icelandic Vision Lab. Before that, she obtained her Ph.D. from the Université Paris Descartes. She is interested in the mechanisms used to represent information in visual memory. For that, she investigates probabilistic representations of visual ensembles, visual priming and perceptual biases such as serial dependence. Beyond that, and as a member of the SPC, she is passionate about discussing Open Science particular for Early Career Researchers. Contact Sabrina at or on Twitter: @SHansmann_Roth