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As an individual with invisible disabilities, I am passionate about creating safe spaces for people to talk openly about disability, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. Thus, I moderate discussions about these topics for organizations, businesses, and other groups. Please reach out if you'd like me to moderate your event!
(see experience below)
(see experience below)
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"Alone we can do little,
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Some Platforms I’ve Moderated For or Spoken On:
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Disability and Documentary FilmmakingA hybrid event between D-Word and FWD-Doc. Here, I moderated a 90-minute open conversation amongst 100 attendees about what it means to have a disability as a documentary filmmaker, what it means to work with a filmmaker with a disability, how to have open conversations about disability, and how to foster a more inclusive and equitable entertainment industry.
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Disability and ParentingI was graciously invited to join Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, co-founder of Pandemic Parenting, in interviewing parents about their experiences with disability, and their experiences parenting a child with a disability. In the first episode listed, I had the honor of interviewing my own dad about his experience with depression.
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Authentically Representing Mental Health On-Screen While Prioritizing It Off-ScreenRespectAbility presented this conversation in partnership with Women In Film to celebrate the second annual Mental Health Action Day. As the global conversation around mental health continues, finding effective resources and knowing how to get help remains a challenge.
In this panel conversation, we discussed ways to accurately and authentically represent mental health on-screen, while also prioritizing one's own mental health in an industry that hasn’t traditionally given folks the space to do so. I had the pleasure of being on this panel alongside Ali MacLean and Laquana Lightfoot. The conversation was expertly moderated by Nikki Bailey. You can watch the panel for free by clicking on the following link: https://www.respectability.org/2022/05/mental-health-action-day-2022-panel/ |
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Disability and Producing/Documentary Filmmaking as a CareerI had the honor of interviewing Thea Flaum about her legendary producing career and pivot to disability advocacy.
I also had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Lauterbach and Reveca Torres about their experiences with disability, documentary filmmaking, and how emerging documentary filmmakers with disabilities can advocate for themselves and others to create a more accessible industry. These interviews were featured on The Pursuit, a NATAS Chicago/Midwest Podcast. |
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Diversability Mixer: Global Accessibility Awareness DayDiversability held a community mixer for the disability community to come together and talk about accessibility. I led an open discussion about film and video, and ways the entertainment industry can improve the accessibility of their content and events. We also talked about the representation we see or don't see on screen.
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Listen Up! WVLP Radio ShowI had the opportunity to sit down with Welcome Project co-director Allison Schuette and storyteller Willow Walsh to talk about two Welcome Project oral history stories about disability and mental illness. This conversation was for WVLP. Listen below:
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The Art of Disclosure: Using Video as a Tool for Disability DisclosureI worked with fellow moderator Michael Cruse to moderate a discussion about the pros and cons of using video as a tool for disclosing disabilities. This discussion was for the Department of Education, and we used their platform LINCS to host the conversation thread.
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Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Feat. Carmen Vincent, Moderated by Thea FlaumMedia Burn Archive hosted me for a virtual screening and discussion of my short film Forever a Champion as well as a preview of my work-in-progress, Teacher of Patience. The event was moderated by Thea Flaum, founder and president of the Hill Foundation, whose mission is to to connect families dealing with spinal cord injuries with the life experiences of others, and to provide medical information and resources. Click here to visit the event web page or watch below.
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ADE I/A Presents: The Power of Accessibility in Documentary Post
I had the honor of serving as a panelist allong with moderator Francisco Bello, ACE, and James Cude, ACE to discuss the power of accessibility in documentary, presented by the Inclusion & Access Committee of the Alliance of Documentary Editors. The conversation was moderated by Markus Essien.
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