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Jennifer Ann Mackenzie Webster

Jennifer Ann Mackenzie Webster

Cape Town

Summary

Jenny connects with people from all walks of life.

Her experience of navigating life with a visual impairment has enhanced her problem-solving skills, inventiveness, and insights into the power of inclusive design to give dignity to people with sensory impairments. Due to aging or disease.

She creates valuable content to improve access and tasteful accessibility.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Leader and Co-presenter

Healthy Sexuality Matters
01.2022 - Current
  • Educator, Natural Human Development.
  • Cultural influence in identity formation.

Business Owner, Product Inventor,, Content Creator

PADPERCH PTY (LTD)
Durbanville
11.2021 - Current
  • Business owner PADPERCH PTY (LTD), trading as CURABLE: Low Vision Inclusion Consulting & Products.
  • Product Creator - Pad Perch™ smart device rest for use as assistive technology, allowing hands-free use of camera-based apps.
  • Inclusive Visual Design consulting for digital product developers
  • iOS device trainer for people with visual impairment.
  • Freelance writer, workshop presenter, community leader.

Part-time Pastor

El Shaddai Christian Church
06.2000 - 12.2021
  • Part-time Pastor - El Shaddai Christian Church.
  • Mentor
  • Leader Development.

Product Creator

Padperch
06.2015 - 11.2021
  • Product Creator - Pad Perch™ smart device rest for use as assistive technology, allowing hands-free use of camera-based apps.
  • Inclusive Visual Design consulting for digital product developers
  • iOS device trainer for people with visual impairment.
  • Mentor and leader development.

External Low Vision Consultant

UCT Dept of Health Sciences Disability Studies
10.2017 - 07.2020
  • External Low Vision Consultant - Teacher Empowerment for Disability Inclusion (TEDI), UCT Dept. of Health Sciences, Disability Studies.

Leader

Kingdom Pioneers Young adult leadership programme
01.2007 - 12.2011
  • Leader - Kingdom Pioneers: Young Adult Leadership Development.

Educator

El Shaddai Christian School
01.1998 - 12.2004
  • Educator Gr 00 - Gr 12 El Shaddai Christian School.

Education

BA (Hons) - Human Movement Studies

Rhodes University
01.1989

Skills

  • Engaged with organizations to help make their visual content more user-friendly for people with low vision, dyslexia, and third-language users
  • Using customer feedback to improve the design and cost of the Pad Perch™ product
  • Motivating and inspiring hope for individuals and families whose loved ones are losing physical capacity or vision
  • Networking and collaborating with healthcare professionals who support people with low vision
  • Co-presenting workshops on Healthy Identity Development

Affiliations

  • Education for all - FutureLearn
  • Introduction to web accessibility, EdX

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Leader and Co-presenter

Healthy Sexuality Matters
01.2022 - Current

Business Owner, Product Inventor,, Content Creator

PADPERCH PTY (LTD)
11.2021 - Current

External Low Vision Consultant

UCT Dept of Health Sciences Disability Studies
10.2017 - 07.2020

Product Creator

Padperch
06.2015 - 11.2021

Leader

Kingdom Pioneers Young adult leadership programme
01.2007 - 12.2011

Part-time Pastor

El Shaddai Christian Church
06.2000 - 12.2021

Educator

El Shaddai Christian School
01.1998 - 12.2004

BA (Hons) - Human Movement Studies

Rhodes University
Jennifer Ann Mackenzie Webster