A quick summary of some of the developments which have occurred in January 2024 or progress towards or beyond the month JANUARY RECAP Awareness: Beyond understanding documents online Around five years after it was published the dancing inclusivity suggestions documents have been updated and is now openly available for everyone to view and download for the first time. These documents provided understanding and suggestions for dancers hidden differences become more inclusive and not a disadvantage. Originally the documents were exclusively for the dancing organisations Latinmotion (Birmingham based) and Mambo City (London based) and the autistic awareness audiences online via Anna Kennedy Online Visit the Embrace Dancing page for details and to view and download each document Dancing inclusivity projects featured My two dancing inclusivity developments including the online project "Inclusive to Dance" and the publications "Beyond Understanding" were featured in January on the official Latinmotion social media Creative: Awareness visual language As part of transforming my awareness initiative (Plus Value Awareness) a new family of visual presentation. This new visual design includes a creative language and is used to replace colour coding systems to identify specific difficulties and areas of hidden differences. See under in progress section of this article for details Creative: Interactive Touch point organiser Into the New Year's I have actively used an interactive touch point organiser which was designed and developed by myself when volunteered for Latinmotion's NYE Fest. Find out more by visiting the Creative pages Participation: Celebration surprise On New Year's Day, I made a special hosting surprise for Latinmotion's NYE Fest as the organisation behind the event has completed 30 years. Watch out for video extracts soon. IN PROGRESS Awareness & Creative: Transforming awareness features Over on my awareness website, I have started to transform two awareness features into one integrated feature. This affects the existing features Awareness Focus & Understanding Series. The changes incorporate a redesign and a new family of visual language designs (mentioned earlier in this article). Watch out for extracts on the new changes soon In the meantime visit the information webpages explaining the new changes over on the Plus Value Awareness website. Also visit the New Awareness Focus index on the Plus Value Awareness to see how the new style design presentation is implemented online. Watch out for all my developments here on this website & updates by following me on social media
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An unique approach towards digital and interactive material has been recently developed. This was created as a support material for when I was volunteering for NYE Fest. The UK's biggest New Year's Latin-related dancing convention took place at the end of December towards the New Year into New Year's Day 2024. The document provided information maps guidelines and references which enabled me to the organized and resourceful when handling a variety of situations which can occur during my volunteering role. It was presented using an interactive interface including index pages to access the different sections of the documents, providing quick links to access specific contents even to a different section and shortcut links to access different sections after documents quickly and efficiently. Preparation As part of developing an interactive organizer a customised events map was made to make it easy to access the information quickly easy to direct the visitors and part of the prince to the relevant area of the venue effectively. Some of the content was strengthened by developing a series of highlighted solid colour shapes behind specific written information. This design feature was used related to communication guidelines and procedures related to important situations. This enables me to digest and respond appropriately when serious and challenging situations occur. Presentation The overall look is presented using visual effects and background gradient blends. With the index and shortcut links using free dimensional blended shapes. The document was presented using a colour coding system it was important to identify information and resources quickly within each section This was important to enable me to maintain interest in accessing the appropriate information, references and resources quickly and effectively when I am volunteering during a series of four-hour duration for two days. The team behind the NYE Fest was extremely impressed with what was developed. Overall I used design imagination and innovation to develop a digital document which enabled me to be efficient, resourced and flexible during my volunteer role. Discover the design aspects of this project by visting the creative page for deatils Find out more about my personal insight in developing this special interactive document by selecting the link below to the KMC Life Blog This material was part of an evolution of developing interactive digital material including developing a family of portfolios and showcase materials we're networking at education, design & industry events Notice to editors:
Keith Mckenzie Keith is an awareness campaigner, a creative designer (Graphic design and digital art) and a salsa dancing participant With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in music-related film documentaries, events, record label and project "King Of the Beats" including filming and behind the scene preparations. Keith was educated at Hereford College of the Arts, the University of Northampton, Birmingham City University and Google's Digital Garage. Since 2000, he has developed over twenty years in providing awareness projects, campaigns and activities with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also are involved with salsa classes in the local community as an assistant. Also have participated in major dancing conventions at Birmingham's NEC for Birmingham Latinmotion and London's ManboCity. In 2022, Keith become a featured community participant for Birmingham who became part of special projects and campaigns to promote a positive legacy beyond hosting the Commonwealth Games For the second time within 12 months, I was featured but the voice newspaper for the second time during December 2023
The article is related to my insight on some major changes the Department for Work and Pensions is proposing which affect all disabilities towards employment It was related to my involvement in the public consultation in central Birmingham arranged by the Department for Work and Pensions. This is regarding the planned changes with the work capability assessment. As part of the story, I shared many different aspects which need to be considered to make sure a disability is supported into employment it's not a disadvantage. As part of my part of the places I also published two insight and analysis documents on different aspects and provided several solutions based on the bigger picture through the disability perspective. This was shared with the DWP as part of the consultation. This edition of the voice newspaper featuring me was available at newsstands around the UK during December 2023. The Voice newspaper paywall subscribers can able to access the newspaper and the story featuring me online. Notice to editors: The Voice The monthly newspaper publications cover a variety of stories and topics related to UK-born people with the ethnicity of African-Caribbean backgrounds. In 2022 the paper celebrated its 40th Anniversary since then paper launched when it was a weekly publication to a monthly edition today in print and via a paywall subscription online. Keith Mckenzie Keith is an awareness campaigner, a creative designer (Graphic design and digital art) and a salsa dancing participant With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in music-related film documentaries, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations. Keith was educated at Hereford College of the Arts, the University of Northampton, Birmingham City University and Google's Digital Garage. Since 2000, he has developed over twenty years in providing awareness projects, campaigns and activities with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also am involved with salsa classes in the local community as an assistant. Also have participated in major dancing conventions at Birmingham's NEC for Birmingham Latinmotion and London's ManboCity. In 2022, Keith became a featured community participant for Birmingham who became part of special projects and campaigns to promote a positive legacy beyond hosting the Commonwealth Games |
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