Accessibility Strategy
Prioritized guidance for teams making policy, budget, and workflow decisions.
Explore strategy consultingMedia Accessibility Consulting
Accessibility requirements are clear. Knowing what to do next is harder.
CairnWise helps complex organizations—higher education, healthcare, research institutions, and nonprofits—turn accessibility obligations into practical decisions. When to caption, what needs audio description, where the backlog risk actually lives. I help teams see it clearly and act with confidence.
Practical, not theoretical
Helping teams decide what to do next
Most organizations know they have accessibility obligations. Fewer have a clear picture of where their risk actually lives, what to tackle first, or how to build processes that hold up over time. That's the work CairnWise does — turning requirements into decisions, and decisions into plans.
CairnWise helps institutional teams turn accessibility obligations into clear decisions, repeatable workflows, and implementation plans people can actually use.
Services
Focused support for media and accessibility decisions
Media Accessibility Consulting
Assessment of captioning, audio description, video libraries, and remediation practices.
Explore media accessibilityAudio Description Consulting
Practical decision-making support for when, where, and how to provide audio description.
Explore audio descriptionAccessibility Training Workshops
Clear, implementation-focused sessions for communications, education, and media teams.
Explore trainingPolicy & Workflow Development
Scalable processes that help accessibility requirements move from policy into practice.
Explore policy and workflowWhy CairnWise
Practical strategy for real operating environments
Real-world accessibility experience
Grounded in academic medical center and higher education environments where accessibility decisions affect real workflows, real budgets, and real people.
Strategy and implementation focus
Not just what the requirements say — but what to do Monday morning. Planning, prioritization, and sustainable practices.
Decision-making guidance
Clear thinking on the hard calls: what to remediate first, when audio description is required, and where limited resources will have the most impact.
Why work with me
Experience That Goes Beyond Compliance
I bring more than 30 years of video production experience and over 16 years supporting accessibility initiatives in complex academic and healthcare environments.
My work focuses on helping organizations move beyond accessibility requirements to practical implementation—developing strategies for accessible media, prioritizing resources, and building sustainable processes that work within real-world operational constraints.
- A trusted resource for accessibility requirements, operational questions, and real-world decision-making
- Guidance on audio description strategy and accessible media implementation
- Practical approaches that account for budgets, staffing, and organizational priorities
- Strategy for prioritization, workflow development, and sustainable accessibility practices
Engagements
Simple ways to start
Strategy Consultation
Focused working session with findings, recommendations, and a prioritized action plan.
Media Accessibility Review
Review of captioning practices, audio description needs, risk, and workflow gaps.
Workshop or Training
Practical training for teams who need to make better accessibility decisions quickly.
Resources
Whitepapers, guides, and media
A growing library for practical accessibility decision-making.
UCSF Audio Description for Video Content
A plain-language guide to audio description requirements, archive/backlog decisions, and workflow considerations for video content.
Open guideMedia Accessibility Principles for Complex Institutions
Foundational principles for universities, health systems, research organizations, and nonprofits building sustainable media accessibility programs.
Open white paperPractical Guide to Media Accessibility Decision-Making
Captions, audio description, prioritization, budget considerations, and risk management.
Open guideTestimonials
What partners say
Representative feedback from teams working through accessibility strategy, media accessibility, and implementation decisions.
“CairnWise helped us turn broad accessibility requirements into practical decisions our team could act on.”
“The guidance was clear, realistic, and grounded in how media work actually happens inside large organizations.”
“We left with a stronger plan for prioritizing accessibility work and building repeatable workflows.”
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