Communications and Dissemination
The KUCD Communications and Dissemination team creates and disseminates accessible and engaging materials to ensure that everyone can benefit from the knowledge generated by research. We work closely with project teams to support multimedia product development, graphic design, web maintenance, social media, and Plain Language translation services. Our goal is to increase the participation of people with disabilities and their families in research projects, training and community engagement activities, and information sharing efforts.
KUCD is committed to using many ways of sharing information that use principles of universal design, accessibility, and inclusion to ensure that all people have access to information. All materials use person-first and identity-first language, based on preferences, and represent positive images of people with disabilities and their families as active members of their communities.
Services
We provide the following services on a fee-for-service basis:
- Plain Language Review and Translation
- The KUCD Plain Language Team is a team of people with and without disabilities. We work together to translate complex materials into accessible formats, ensuring that everyone can participate in the research process and benefit from the knowledge generated by research. Using formats such as full text plain language translation, easy read documents, and structured summaries, our team collaborates with researchers to develop accessible materials for multiple contexts. Unlike AI generated "plain language" summaries, our team develops products informed by our lived experience of disability and multimedia communications expertise.
- The KUCD Plain Language Team is a team of people with and without disabilities. We work together to translate complex materials into accessible formats, ensuring that everyone can participate in the research process and benefit from the knowledge generated by research. Using formats such as full text plain language translation, easy read documents, and structured summaries, our team collaborates with researchers to develop accessible materials for multiple contexts. Unlike AI generated "plain language" summaries, our team develops products informed by our lived experience of disability and multimedia communications expertise.
- Accessibility Review
- Unsure if your materials meet best practices for accessibility? Our team provides reviews of documents, presentation materials, videos, and educational courses to screen for and implement accessibility features such as document structure and reading order, alt text, accurate captioning, color contrast, and cognitive accessibility.
- Unsure if your materials meet best practices for accessibility? Our team provides reviews of documents, presentation materials, videos, and educational courses to screen for and implement accessibility features such as document structure and reading order, alt text, accurate captioning, color contrast, and cognitive accessibility.
- Video Production
- Our team provides video production services to create engaging live action and animated content for study recruitment, dissemination, and training and education efforts. Utilizing Vyond software and Adobe Premiere, we work closely with project teams to determine audience needs and collaboratively develop video products.
- Our team provides video production services to create engaging live action and animated content for study recruitment, dissemination, and training and education efforts. Utilizing Vyond software and Adobe Premiere, we work closely with project teams to determine audience needs and collaboratively develop video products.
- Instructional Course Design
- Our Instructional Designers and multimedia communications staff work together with subject matter experts to plan and develop engaging and accessible instructional courses for educators, self-advocates, families, and more.
Interested in working with us? Please reach out to our team at kucd@ku.edu to learn more.
