The Incredible Tapestry

Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Online on Zoom

Accessibility & interpretation

The hand of A.A. should reach everyone who wants it. ASL and Spanish interpretation run for the whole day, captions are available, and we are glad to make other arrangements where we can.

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ASL interpretation

American Sign Language interpreters will be on screen for every session, from the opening to the Responsibility Statement, including the breakout rooms wherever an interpreter is available. Interpreters rotate during the day and rest during lunch.

On a desktop or laptop, Zoom’s sign language interpretation view lets you choose ASL from the Interpretation (globe) button, which places the interpreter in a dedicated, resizable window. If that option is not showing, hover over the interpreter’s video, open the three-dot menu and choose Pin; on desktop you can pin more than one video so the speaker and the interpreter stay side by side. The host can also spotlight the interpreter for everyone when a session calls for it.

American Sign Language interpreters will be on screen all day. Use Zoom's sign language interpretation view or pin the interpreter.

Spanish interpretation (Interpretación en español)

Spanish interpretation is offered through a separate audio channel for the whole day. Interpreters render speakers into Spanish live, and when a Spanish-speaking member shares, the interpreter renders them into English for the main room, so sharing is welcome in either language.

To listen in Spanish, click the Interpretation (globe) button on the Zoom toolbar and choose Spanish. On a phone or tablet the same control is under More (the three dots), then Language Interpretation. Turn on Mute Original Audio if you prefer to hear only the Spanish; leave it off to hear the original speaker quietly underneath.

Choose the Spanish channel from the Interpretation (globe) button in Zoom.

Captions

Zoom’s automated captions will be turned on for the whole room. Click the CC or Show Captions button on the toolbar to see them, or choose View Full Transcript to read along and scroll back. The captions are generated by software, not a person, so names, A.A. phrases and crosstalk sometimes come out wrong; please treat them as a help rather than a record, and remember that they do not replace the live interpreters.

Other needs

This website is built to work with screen readers and keyboard navigation, and large-print versions of any handouts will be posted here before the day. If telephone dial-in is offered, the numbers will be listed with the Zoom details. For anything else, write to the planning committee and we will do our best to work it out with you.

If there is something that would make the day easier for you to take part in, please ask; the earlier we hear, the more we can arrange.

Zoom etiquette & online anonymity

  • Please use your first name and last initial as your display name, just as you would introduce yourself in a meeting.
  • Cameras are welcome but optional. Some of us join from a kitchen or a break room; you are no less present with your camera off.
  • Stay muted unless you are sharing or asking a question. The hosts will mute stray microphones gently.
  • No recording, no screenshots, no photos of the screen. This workshop is not recorded, and we ask every member to extend the same courtesy.
  • Use Raise Hand (under Reactions) to share or ask a question; the chair will call on you in order.
  • Keep the chat for logistics: Zoom trouble, interpretation questions, a dropped link. Sharing belongs on the microphone.
  • In the breakout rooms, let the host’s prompt guide you, give everyone a turn, and come back when the timer calls.
  • Share the Zoom link within the Fellowship, in your home group, your district or your area, and please do not post it on public social media.

Información en español

La interpretación en español se ofrece por un canal de audio aparte durante todo el día. En la barra de herramientas de Zoom, el botón Interpretación (el globo terráqueo) permite elegir Español; en el teléfono o la tableta, el mismo control está en Más (los tres puntos) y luego en Interpretación de idiomas. Con la opción Silenciar audio original se escucha únicamente la voz en español; si se deja apagada, el orador original se oye bajito por debajo. Cuando un miembro comparte en español, el intérprete lo traduce al inglés para la sala principal, así que se puede compartir en cualquiera de los dos idiomas.

Los intérpretes de lengua de señas americana (ASL) estarán en pantalla desde la apertura hasta la Declaración de Responsabilidad, incluidas las salas para grupos pequeños donde haya un intérprete disponible. En una computadora, desde el botón Interpretación (el globo) se puede elegir ASL para usar la vista de interpretación en lengua de señas de Zoom, o bien pasar el cursor sobre el video del intérprete, abrir el menú de los tres puntos y elegir Fijar, para que el orador y el intérprete queden uno al lado del otro. Los intérpretes se van rotando durante el día y descansan a la hora del almuerzo.

En español