Tea Fougner

Cultural Competency

Sometimes it’s tough to know if your event is reaching the right audience, or if your manuscript feels true-to-life and authentic. I can help you out with both of these things! Below are some of the types of cultural competency work I’ve done. You can contact me for rates and more info.

Tea’s insight, professionalism, and experience made for an incredible working experience. Their process is very solution-focused, which means not only learning where my team was falling short and how to correct it, but how to avoid committing the same errors in the future. Working with Tea isn’t just about improving a single project, it has made me a better narrative design and people manager.

-GLAAD Media Award-winning writer Crystal Frasier

Authenticity Reading

I read prose and comics writing for scripts being developed at major publishers like DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Macmillan, targeted to ensure that characters and storylines felt authentic to various real-life experiences. Here are the different experiences I can read for:

  • Bisexuality
  • Asexuality
  • Genderqueer, Nonbinary, and Agender experiences
  • Dyslexia
  • OCD
  • Fertility Treatment, Pregnancy, and C-Section Delivery
  • Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
  • Parenting: Infancy Through Age 2
  • Cryptojudaism
  • New York City Living: Various Neighborhoods in Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn

Web Accessibility Help

I drove accessibility features for The Comics Kingdom Shop and ThePhantom.com to hit great Lighthouse scores and make the sites navigable for blind, colorblind, and low-vision readers. I also helped research and implement accessibility features for Flame Con’s virtual convention in 2021

  • I’ll improve your website accessibility for people with a variety of disabilities
  • I’ll teach you how to use OCR to create transcripts of text in images.
  • I’ll research and locate closed captioning solutions for your audio or video.

Event Accessibility Help

Not sure your event is reaching the best potential attendees? Want to make sure the right people are hearing about your shop or venue? I can make sure your marketing and policy language is hitting the best notes to bring people to your door.

  • I’ll write or edit promotional and marketing language to make sure everyone you want to include is included.
  • I’ll write, edit, or advise on attendee policies for your event.
  • I’ll write, edit, or advise on anti-harassment policies for your event.
  • I’ll research and locate closed captioning solutions for your virtual or in-person events.
Contact Me to Learn More!