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This week on the podcast we are back in our Pop-Up Studio at the Kennedy Center LEAD Conference in Denver with The Boston Athenaeum’s Director of Education, Hannah Weisman. We chat about the history of the Athenaeum and it’s place in the world of Boston’s cultural arts. Listen/read how Hannah is helping lead the way in having hard conversations about socio-economic accessibility and what the Athenaeum is doing to become more accessible. Finally, learn...what the heck is an Athenaeum anyway? All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast. Enjoy the show? Support us on Patreon for only $1/month + get exclusive content, swag, and more! https://www.patreon.com/accesschampions Subscribe and Share: iTunes: https://goo.gl/Qcf4Nd GooglePlay:https://goo.gl/C1pu1Z SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/1sP9NJ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/jUJC77 Boston Athenaeum: https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/ Follow us at @AccessChampion on Twitter & Instagram Contact us at accesschampion@gmail.com 
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This week we’re back at the Kennedy Center LEAD Conference Pop-Up Studio in Denver with The National Theatre’s Tabitha Allum. Learn how an evening course in BSL sparked her journey into the world accessibility. Hear/Read about her time at Stagetext and what led her to The National Theatre. We discuss the development of the captioning glasses, how EPSON got involved, and Phil tries the glasses on live on air! All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.
Enjoy the show? Support us on Patreon for only $1/month + get exclusive content, swag, and more! https://www.patreon.com/accesschampions *After we recorded this announcement from Temple University and People’s Light came out: https://www.broadwayworld.com/philadelphia/article/Institute-On-Disabilities-Peoples-Light-And-The-National-Theatre-Of-Great-Britain-To-Present-Smart-Caption-Glasses-20190923 Subscribe and Share: iTunes: https://goo.gl/Qcf4Nd GooglePlay:https://goo.gl/C1pu1Z SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/1sP9NJ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/jUJC77 The National Theatre: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/access CNN on the glasses: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/tech/smart-caption-glasses/index.html Video Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdtf4qUWos4 Stagetext: http://www.stagetext.org/ Follow us at @AccessChampion on Twitter & Instagram Contact us at accesschampion@gmail.com
This week we sit down with Art-Reach’s Executive Director and Philadelphia’s own, John Orr. We chat about his journey in access and making decisions in our 20’s. Learn how he ended up at Art-Reach and what the organization looked like then. Listen/Read how Art-Reach has grown their impact across the city exponentially and how even when Philly is late to the party, they bring beer. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast sponsored by Able: The Series.
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This week we sit down with Meredith Wong, the manager of Connect2Culture at CaringKind and a member of MAC. Hear/Read about her journey from Art History, through museum education, and landing at CaringKind. We chat about Connect2Culture’s work creating unique opportunities for people living with dementia and their caregivers and the trainings they’ve been doing at cultural institutions. Finally, learn how Meredith is working towards providing this program all across NYC. Also a bit of reflection on self care through humor. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast sponsored by Able: The Series.
Check out the first episode of Able on Patreon before it airs on Amazon Prime for only $1/month + get exclusive content, swag, and more! https://www.patreon.com/accesschampions Subscribe and Share: iTunes: https://goo.gl/Qcf4Nd GooglePlay:https://goo.gl/C1pu1Z SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/1sP9NJ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/jUJC77 Connect2Culture: https://caringkindnyc.org/connect2culture/ MAC: www.macaccess.org ABLE: https://www.ableaseries.com/ Follow us at @AccessChampion on Twitter & Instagram Contact us at accesschampion@gmail.com
This week we’re back in the LEAD Pop-Up Studio and Episode 38 guest, Roundabout Theatre Director of Audience Services, and former Colorado resident, Sarah Hom jumps into the host chair and sits down with artist and advocate Brian Be. Learn the origins of his name and what his journey was to learning he was on the autism spectrum. Listen/Read about his work with Phamaly, BeArtsWellness, and most recently with The University of Colorado. Finally, hear/read his new poem “Roll” that he debuts live on air. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.
Enjoy the show? Hear exclusive additional content on Patreon for only $1/month + get exclusive content, swag, and more! https://www.patreon.com/accesschampions Subscribe and Share: iTunes: https://goo.gl/Qcf4Nd GooglePlay:https://goo.gl/C1pu1Z SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/1sP9NJ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/jUJC77 Be Arts Wellness @BeArtsWellness on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram beartswellness@gmail.com Kennedy Center LEAD Conference: https://education.kennedy-center.org/education/accessibility/lead/ Follow us at @AccessChampion on Twitter & Instagram Contact us at accesschampion@gmail.com
This week we are joined in our Kennedy Center LEAD Conference Pop-Up Studio by Director of Artistic Sign Language Aaron Kubey. Learn about his journey through theatre that began watching a Hallmark movie to becoming Artistic Director of NY Deaf Theatre. Listen/Read how he became the first Deaf president of The National Theatre of the Deaf, how he’s moved into the world of DASL with The Kennedy Center and other companies, and how he’s been able to mentor others. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.
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Brittany Pyle Returns! Straight from The Chicago Humanities Festival Brittany joins us in our LEAD Pop-Up Studio. We chat about how access and inclusion has continued to integrate itself into the organization’s DNA. Hear/Read about how Tom Hanks learned about captioning and how that viral video helped educate others on the amazing work done by CART Captioners across the globe. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.
Enjoy the show? Hear exclusive additional content on Patreon for only $1/month + get exclusive content, swag, and more! https://www.patreon.com/accesschampions Subscribe and Share: iTunes: https://goo.gl/Qcf4Nd GooglePlay:https://goo.gl/C1pu1Z SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/1sP9NJ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/jUJC77 Tom Hanks Video: http://link.accesschampionspodcast.org/Tom-Hanks Chicago Humanities Festival: https://www.chicagohumanities.org/ Follow us at @AccessChampion on Twitter & Instagram Contact us at accesschampion@gmail.com
This week we explore the great outdoors with The Venture Out Project’s Founder Perry Cohen. We chat about his journey in corporate America and how climbing a literal mountain became a revelatory experience. Hear/Read about how the Venture Out community has grown and what it has meant specifically for many trans individuals who had not met others in their community. Finally, learn how Perry is helping train volunteers to help create this sense of community across the country. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.
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This week we sit down with co-founder of CaptionPoint, Matt Bivins. We chat about his journey through theatre and music with his band Jump Little Children. Learn how meeting his now wife backstage one night began the process that led to CaptionPoint. Hear how he has created open source technology that allows organizations with smaller budgets to provide accessibility to the hearing loss community efficiently and at a high level. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.
Enjoy the show? Hear my conversation with Matt on “The Art of Captioning” on Patreon for only $1/month + get exclusive content, swag, and more! https://www.patreon.com/accesschampions Subscribe and Share: iTunes: https://goo.gl/Qcf4Nd GooglePlay:https://goo.gl/C1pu1Z SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/1sP9NJ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/jUJC77 CaptionPoint: http://captionpoint.com/ Jump Little Children: https://www.jumplittlechildren.com/ Follow us at @AccessChampion on Twitter & Instagram Contact us at accesschampion@gmail.com
This week we have our second annual Kennedy Center LEAD Conference Preview Episode! As Phil & Associate Producer Kelsey get ready to take Denver by storm at the 2019 LEAD Conference we take a glance at all of the sessions and activities this year and get revved up for another year of Access Nerd Camp. We also take some time to reflect on how to attend conferences like this with open hearts and minds even when you are experienced in different fields and the growth that can come of that. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.
Enjoy the show? Support us on Patreon for only $1/month + get exclusive content, swag, and more! https://www.patreon.com/accesschampions Subscribe and Share: iTunes: https://goo.gl/Qcf4Nd GooglePlay:https://goo.gl/C1pu1Z SoundCloud: https://goo.gl/1sP9NJ Stitcher: https://goo.gl/jUJC77 LEAD Conference: http://education.kennedy-center.org/education/accessibility/lead/conference.html Follow us at @AccessChampion on Twitter & Instagram Contact us at accesschampion@gmail.com
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