Frankie W.

About Frankie W.

Dedicated and forward-thinking accessibility leader with extensive experience designing strategic digital experiences that provide equitable learning opportunities for global audiences. Inspirational and thoughtful problem-solver with a diverse background in user research, education, creative and technical writing, interaction design, and multimedia. An Invited Expert to the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, Frankie is co-lead of the Image and Media Alternatives and Controls content authoring team for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0.More about me- 25+ years of making online multimedia education- 15 years in R&D for digital experience design software, on core teams for front and back end development of design features to support accessible PDF and HTML- 15 years of leading a global educational content strategy for digital experience design and development professionals, primarily focused on design training- 15 years of establishing style guides and accessibility training programs for content creators- Degrees in creative writing, English, and Information Systems and Learning Technologies- Skills in writing, eLearning, video, graphics, animation, web design, and game design

Experience

1. Invited Expert

   W3c

   Sep 2024 — Present

   Co-lead of the Image and Media Alternatives and Control working group for WCAG 3.* Member of the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group.* Member of the Accessibility Internationalization Community Group.* Member of the Advancing Accessibility Resources Community Group.* Member of the WCAG 2.x Backlog Task Force.

Education

• University of Kentucky

  Master of Arts (M.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters

  2002 — 2005

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Master of Education (M.Ed.), Information Systems and Learning Technologies

  2012 — 2014

• Ohio University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English/Creative Writing

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Agile Application Development
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Volunteering
• E-Learning
• Writing
• Proposal Writing
• Training
• Editing
• Addie
• Youth Mentoring
• Teaching Writing
• Xml
• Articulate Storyline
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Enterprise Software
• Grant Writing
• Localization
• Instructional Design
• Css
• Research
• Published Author
• Public Speaking
• Educational Technology
• Award-Winning Writer
• Html5
• Mentoring
• Hp Exstream
• Hp
• Content Strategy
• Framemaker
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Training Needs Analysis
• Creative Writing
• Technical Writing