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Demo Promotional Video for 501(c)(3) Funding (including VO)

Promotional Funding Video

Who2Be: Camtasia, Canva, Audacity

This demo video was designed for a non-profit client, Who2Be.org, who is seeking funding from several sources whose online applications and/or Letters of Intent required a video component be included in their application process. This could also serve as a marketing video for individual donors, sponsors and potential corporate partners. For this assignment, I wrote a sample script, outlined a storyboard, recorded and edited my own voiceover and created this video draft in order to illustrate what could be possible for the organization's Board review.

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Scrolling cartoon images displaying Microagression moments: e.g. two women speaking, one asks: "What's your husband's name?" *OOPS* Other nervous woman thinks: "...Janet." *OUCH* Text: Microaggression: " expect you to be heterosexual because that's the norm!

Black-and-White Comic Illustrations: Micro-aggressions

"Oops/Ouch" Microaggression Visual Aids (monthly e-newsletter prompt)

Empowered Professional Women's Networking Group [EPWNG]

DEIB: Pen & Ink, Canva

Commissioned by the Empowered Professional Women's Networking Group (EPWNG), these single-panel comic learning tools were developed in order to illustrate the concept of micro-aggressions, intended to educate their membership and open conversations about how to attract and retain more diverse businesswomen into their organization.

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Camtasia Video Challenge: Interview Using the SOAR Method

♿ Closed Captioning available in YouTube link.

Video Project: SOAR Method (sample)

IDOL Qualifier: Camtasia, Canva

I designed this sample video around a provided audio reel. I chose images and color palettes with the express intention of telling a story of diversity, inclusivity, perseverance and triumph. An example of eMotivational Design Theory, learners follow the growth path of a young, female job seeker through her first career journey from onset to offer, and from conflict to resolution. I was mindful to choose visuals that reflected the tone and wording in order to make the subject actively engaging, emotionally resonant and personally relevant.

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Is It Accessible? Before you send an email, publish a post or present online, check for the following: Visual with eye icon: Alt-text, Simple colors, Simple layout, Descriptions when presenting yourself, Images that include a variety of races, genders, religions, ages and abilities; Auditory: Closed-captioning, Multiple language captions or transcripts, Clear, evenly-paced speech or narration, User-friendly volume controls, User-friendly text-to-audio options; Text: Short, direct sentences, Plain English, Bullet lists, Text buttons, "Select" not "Click," 12+ point font, "They/Them," Sans Serif font [Can I see it? Can I hear it? Can I read it?]

Employee ADA Conformance Visual Aid

Alt-text, font color and size were chosen for maximum accessibility as the original color contrast ratio was insufficient to accommodate visual impairment.

Job Aid: Digital Accessibility

Reference Card: Canva

An easy checklist for employees to consult before they hit "Send" or "Post" or give their next online presentation. This is a simple guide to best practices and no-cost accommodations for the visually impaired. This is a quick guide to Visual, Auditory and Text accommodations.

Summary: create helpful daily habits for employees to adopt workplace inclusion that will increase visual accessibility by 80%, proactively meet ADA mandates, potentially decrease the number of HR complaints by 25% annually, given 100% compliance.
Challenge: to make visual accessibility measures such as using alt-text on images as an automatic matter of course to employees who habitually do not include these steps when developing content.
Solution: create a job aide that outlines a step-by-step visual conformance checklist.
Result: an easy-to-follow job aid that is compact, relatable and adheres to WCAG 2.0 guidelines.

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