Special article of me during World Autism Acceptance Month

You can view the special article of me via the Autism West Midlands website

Examples of support and my projects with Autism West Midlands
I have accessed Autism West Midlands since I was dignosed Asperger Syndrome and have access many services (including Outlook - the community support & Aspire - the employment scheme). The charity has support my awareness projects for many years including
The Asperger Syndrome Survey
Enhancing lived experenced voices in the region.

Brighter Future
My understanding visuao art projects was featured in a exhbition to promote the predesessor of world autism acceptance month with University of Birmingham
One of the designs from this project was feature as the cover designs for autism west midlands annual report.

Creative projects
I have developed a number of projects for Autism West Midlands including an employers certificate, greeting card for trainees of the employment scheme and greeting cards for the festive season on three consecutive occcasions.

Posing with Henry Webster, Operations Manager at Autism West Midlands



Special Thanks for Henry Webster and Joanne McConville for the including me for this awareness special on their website and social media channels.

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Coming Soon
An special online feature to mark 25th Anniversary of my awareness projects

Notice to editors

Autism West Midlands
The region awareness charity for autistic people, family and communities thoughout the region The area the charity covers including Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire & Worcestershire.

Keith Mckenzie
Keith is an awareness campaigner, a creative designer (Graphic design and digital art) and a salsa dancing participant

With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in music-related film documentaries, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations.

Keith was educated at Hereford College of the Arts, the University of Northampton, Birmingham City University and Google's Digital Garage. Since 2000, he has developed over twenty years in providing awareness projects, campaigns and activities with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also are involved with salsa classes in the local community as an assistant. Also have participated in major dancing conventions twice a year in Birmingham's for Birmingham Latinmotion and London's ManboCity.

In 2022, Keith become a featured community participant for Birmingham who became part of special projects and campaigns to promote a positive legacy beyond hosting the commonwealth games

Plus Value Awareness
The Plus Value awareness initiative is a family of projects, information & campaigns about challenges understanding and awareness for people with invisible difficulties, to see a more human rather than medical aspects and to promote and to educate a better sense of value. Eventually to develop this awareness initiative to provide in the future potential services, products and social mission activities as part of the umbrella identity Aware+Vision

Hidden differences are used to describe independent people which live with specific neurological difficulties or Anxiety which is not noticed. This is associated with moderate or mild psychological and learning-related conditions (including a mild form of autism through to, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD & Social Anxiety).