Name: Making Content Accessible for People with Limited English Proficiency
Start: 2025-08-05T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-05T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 72 Spring St

This event will be [online at YouTube](https://youtu.be/oxFiSZ4hG-c) and in-person. **The speaker and live stream starts at 7:30 pm ET**. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET.

**Important note**
Google Maps currently incorrectly pins the location around the corner on Crosby Street. The entrance is not on Crosby. The entrance is on Spring Street, inside the Marc Jacobs International building. It is roughly halfway between Crosby and Lafayette, almost directly across Spring Street from the Chipotle restaurant.

**Description**
This presentation explores how thoughtful content and design can reduce barriers for people with limited English proficiency, especially when navigating everyday tasks. We’ll discuss clear language practices, cognitive load reduction, and accessibility techniques from avoiding idioms to optimizing readability and multimodal content.

Rooted in real-life stories and inclusive design principles, this presentation highlights the power of content to bring clarity and joy to diverse users, without assuming a one-size-fits-all solution.

Attendees will gain:

* A curated list of the most effective free accessibility tools available.
* Practical strategies to incorporate these tools into your SDLC/workflow.
* Insights into addressing common accessibility barriers.
* Confidence to tackle accessibility challenges at any project stage.

Key takeaways:

* Cognitive load reduction strategies, such as offering adequate processing time, improving readability, and using clear task instructions.
* Content design best practices, such as the importance of using full words over abbreviations and considering multilingual user needs.
* Real-life examples of how inclusive design enhances user success and empowers users from diverse backgrounds.

**Presenter bio**
[Irina Morozova](https://www.linkedin.com/in/irina-morozova1/) is a seasoned accessibility experience designer with a background in linguistics, teaching, and UX. Her work highlights the importance of clear communication, cognitive accessibility, and culturally sensitive design that supports users with varying levels of language proficiency.

Her passion for accessible design comes from her own experiences navigating multilingual environments. This personal perspective fuels her commitment to crafting content that not only informs but also empowers users from all backgrounds.

**Accessibility**
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. There will be an ASL interpreter for the presentation. Learn about the [Aira ASL App](https://aira.io/aira-asl-app/), and download it before the event.

For the Blind and Low Vision community, learn about the [Aira Explorer App](https://aira.io/aira-explorer-app/) and download it before the event.

To access the online webinar for audio description, use the A11yNYC Access Offer to call, or simply inform your Visual Interpreter that you'd like that offer applied when you connect.

Please let us know about any other accessibility requirements two weeks before the event.

**Livestream**
[View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/oxFiSZ4hG-c).

Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.

**Location details**
Information coming soon.

**Accreditation**
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

**Sponsors**
Thanks to [AKQA](https://www.akqa.com/), [Deque](https://www.deque.com/), [Evinced](https://www.evinced.com/), [Equal Entry](https://equalentry.com/), and [Fable](https://makeitfable.com/) for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com

Thomas Logan

Ben Ogilvie

Meryl K. Evans

A11yNYC - Accessibility New York City

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