29th May 2025
Designing presentations for cognitive disabilities
Find out how you can make more accessible and inclusive presentations by thinking carefully about fonts, layouts, colours and structure.
Our team 
Stefan Brown
Senior product design consultant
Describe what you do at BrightCarbon
I use design and creativity to communicate to people in a visual and engaging way.
Kids
No thanks.
Pets
Not any more, apart from a few prawns.
Drinks
Obscure craft beers, the occasional Genepie, more tea than water.
Degrees
BA Hons Automotive and Transport Design from Coventry University.
3 words that describe me
Open-minded, fun, reliable.
Couldn't do my job without
Techno.
Hidden skill
Can withstand freezing temperatures.
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Tell me more!Recent articles by Stefan Brown
29th Feb 2024
7 steps towards presenting inclusively
The goal of presenting inclusively is to make sure none of your audience are excluded due to their background or abilities. Even if you think you know your audience – many people could be experiencing invisible disabilities or situational limitations that could affect their ability to participate. But taking steps to ensure your presentation is inclusive and accessible is likely to benefit everyone!
08th Nov 2022
5 tips for more accessible presentations
More accessible presentation slides can be the difference between your audience fully engaging with your content and your audience tuning out and missing out. And, if your audience miss out you miss out!
17th Nov 2020
Free color contrast checker for PowerPoint
- PowerPoint design / Presentation technology
- Comments: 2
One of the most common mistakes, we see when it comes to accessibility in presentations is poor color contrast. When there isn’t enough contrast between the colors on your slides, your presentation becomes less accessible to a whole range of people. Luckily, while this is a common error, with BrightSlide's new color contrast checker, it's also a very simple thing to fix.
