If you work with Communications when developing a product, publication, or website, accessibility is included as part of that process. Choose this service if you’ve independently developed something (e.g., presentation, recording, progress report, handout) and you need it to be made accessible to people with disabilities and compliant with your client’s accessibility requirements.

If you work with Communications when developing a product, publication, or website, proofreading is included as part of that process. Choose this service if you’ve developed something independently and you need it to be proofread to ensure it is clean and error-free. Please allow adequate time in your schedule for the team to review your product.

Develop a publishing strategy, select an external publisher, and negotiate publishing agreements.

Assistance with obtaining a copyright, granting permissions for your own work, or requesting permissions for other’s work.

Develop clear and compelling reports, briefs, toolkits, and other written products that are useful for your target audiences. Ensure that your product receives the appropriate review and support, as required by the agency’s quality assurance process.

Services include:
• Editing
• Proofreading
• Design and layout
• Accessibility support

Develop a brief, blog, or LinkedIn article highlighting your thought leadership that provides important, actionable information and recommendations for state and local policymakers and decision makers and promotes relevant services or other revenue-generating work.

Support for pre- and post-event activities, including coaching, creating registration pages, developing presentations (PowerPoint) and programming, and marketing.

Promote your presentation, develop networking strategies, and request display materials and logistical support. Collaborate with the Communications Department at 12–15 agency supported conferences each year.

Set up a consultation on an upcoming project, ask general questions about work with Communications, or get advice and labor hour estimates for proposals and budgeting.

Graphic design services, including designing and formatting publications, presentations, and proposals; creating graphics, data visualizations, project logos, and visual identities; designing social media posts, flyers, and brochures; providing relevant photos; and developing templates for briefs and reports.

Video and audio recording of both onsite and virtual events, including interviews, webinars, classroom instruction, and multimedia presentations. Support ranges from pre-production (e.g., consultation, concept development, storyboarding) to post-production (e.g., editing, animation/graphics, voiceover) and accessibility (e.g., audio descriptions, closed captioning, transcripts).

Create new websites or redesign existing ones with a focus on accessibility, clarity, and ease of use. Ensure that your website receives the appropriate review and support, as required by the agency’s quality assurance process. Services include branding and visual design, newsletter templates (Mailchimp), analytics, user experience (UX) research, usability testing, domains, and hosting considerations. To read more about WestEd’s web development requirements and process, visit this Inside WestEd page.

Request support for your custom web application, website, or anything covered by your Service Level Agreement.

If this is an emergency (e.g. your site is not responding) and it is outside of business hours, call the IT Support Center at 877-937-8338.

Request changes or edits to existing content or request new content to be added to WestEd.org.

Planning and strategy support for working with and responding to the media, including preparing for interviews, developing talking points and messages, crafting and disseminating statements, and creating letters to the editor or op-eds.

Promote your product, service, or event. Support ranges from quick, short-term promotion to strategic communication plans extending over many months and across multiple channels such as WestEd.org, E-Bulletin, social media, and email outreach.