[nabs-l] Techniques for Creating a Poster for Research Conference?

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Miso,
I have created several conference posters. What I do is write all the
poster text in a Microsoft Word document. Then I ask a sighted reader
to put it in poster form. Electronic posters are usually made up of a
single PowerPoint slide with text boxes for each section of text and
any graphs or tables. The slide can then be printed on a posterboard
and rolled up. I give my reader a few example posters from colleagues
so they can see how the poster should be set up. Depending on the
complexity of the poster and the reader's experience with posters, it
usually takes them 1-3 hours. I don't think the reader needs to be an
expert in your field, but previous scientific presentation experience
is a plus. This might be something you could ask a classmate to do for
you in exchange for a favor or a small payment. You could also see if
your professor teaches any higher-level classes in your field and if
they could distribute a reader announcement for you. I used a lab
assistant provided by DSS to prepare my freshman biology poster, so if
your DSS provides this service, it could be another option. When I got
to grad school I started using volunteer research assistants for this
task. This was a win-win because I got free reader support and they
learned how to make posters, which will serve them well if they go on
to higher-level science.
Best, Arielle

On 5/9/15, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Miso,
> I make posters all of the time.
> You have two options I can think of. The first is Glogster. Glogster is a
> free online poster maker. From my experience it has not been accessible with
> any screen readers. I highly recommend having sighted assistance.
> The second option is Microsoft publisher. It's nice you can I put everything
> in yourself. Honestly at the end of the day you will probably want someone
> to look it over.
> I hope this helps.
> Bridget
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On May 9, 27 Heisei, at 3:40 PM, Miso Kwak via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello students,
>> I have a possible opportunity to participate in a research conference at
>> the end of the quarter. The format of presentation is 36x48 inches
>> poster.
>> If anyone has some tips and advice on how to create and manage poster, so
>> that I can submit my poster electronically, please help me out.
>> Technology is not my strong suit but I am willing to learn. Also, if
>> sighted assistance is the most efficient way to go, please give me some
>> tips on that as well.
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Miso Kwak
>>
>>
>>
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