It has been the privilege of a lifetime to participate in rich collaboration with a diverse and dedicated team of educators, writers, editors, artists, researchers, project managers, and students with a shared vision to create this book. I am immensely grateful to the following people for their contribution to this project.

Family and Friends

Kyle Anne Bates (she/her), my beloved partner. Thank you for taking care of me and our life during the long hours I worked on this project.

Michelle M. Osborne (she/her) and Toni Belcher (she/her), my faithful friends and colleagues. Thank you for your thought partnership, and for the opportunity to refine and apply the concepts in this book in our shared work.

Luckisha Phillips-Miller (she/her), an amazing educator, and an even more amazing human being. Thank you for encouraging me in my aspiration to be an educator, and for introducing me to transparent and accessible instructional design.

OER team, Coauthors, and Reviewers

To Amy Hofer (she/her), for your vision of creating openly licensed, equity-focused textbooks. Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate in this project.

To Heather Blicher (she/her) and Valencia Scott (she/her), for your wise guidance. Thank you for the expertise, resources, and spirit that you brought to this project.

To Kim Puttman (she/her), for your friendship and your faith. Thank you for seeing me and believing in me.

To Colleen Sanders (she/her), for your patience, skill, and support. Thank you for challenging me, guiding me, and asking all the right questions to ensure that this project achieves its pedagogical objectives.

To Mindy Khamvonsa (she/her) and Katie Losier (she/her), for your artistry and responsiveness. Thank you for working with me to create the visual elements that illuminate this text.

To Phoebe Daurio (she/her) and Michelle Culley (she/her), for your skillful management of this project through its many iterations. Thank you for all you have done to make this happen.

To Veronica Vold(she/her), for your creativity and passion. Thank you for sharing your contagious enthusiasm for accessible instructional design with me.