tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post3755490345898091568..comments2024-03-20T12:56:48.451-05:00Comments on Better Posters: Care to sit down?Zen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481277762471114452.post-71745852474411419642012-11-01T18:26:31.046-05:002012-11-01T18:26:31.046-05:00Here's a suggestion from someone who has to de...Here's a suggestion from someone who has to deal with this: chairs in poster sessions work only if they are bar stools or something similar height. I have an impairment that prevents me from standing for long periods of time. But if I try to sit down, one of the two things tend to happen: 1) people don't see me over the crowd and assume that there is no one presenting, so they don't approach or 2) people come over and try to talk, but now they have to bend down low, or otherwise we cannot hear each other in a crowded and noisy hall.<br /><br />I wish there was a different solution! Inevitably, I have to take a colleague to share the presenter duties, or resign myself to dealing with a lot of pain and probably missing the next conference day because I stood for too long trying to answer all the questions directed at me.<br /><br />I wish I could find a better way! But really, I have yet to attend a poster presentation that is truly accessible for anyone who has problems preventing them from standing, whether they are presenters or attendees.MDnoreply@blogger.com