Practical tips for making visual outputs more accessible
Data Visualisation
Accessibility
In this session, we’ll discuss how to actively design your visual outputs to make them accessible to those with audio and/or visual impairments.
Statistics for Every Body: Inclusive Data Communication for Audiences with Visual and Auditory Impairments (Online)
This is an online event jointly organised by the Celebrating Diversity SIG and the Statistical Ambassadors of the Royal Statistical Society. The event takes place on Wednesday 28th January 2026 from 12:00 - 13:30, and you can register via the RSS website.
Speakers:
- Johny Cassidy - BBC News
- Nicola Rennie - ONS
- Hannah Thomas & Ella Goodman - ONS
- Nigel Marriott - Marriott Statistical Consulting
Practical tips for making visual outputs more accessible
When building visual outputs like charts or dashboards, the use of default settings in software can often result in an inaccessible design. In this session, we’ll discuss how to actively design your visual outputs to make them accessible to those with audio and/or visual impairments. Several different tools will be demonstrated, but the principles can be applied regardless of which software you use.
Slides will be made available in advance.