The Dos and Don'ts of Disability Representation in Media

Important note for in-person attendees

This event will be online and in-person. The speaker and live stream starts at 7:30 pm ET. In-person attendees may arrive as early as 7 pm ET.

Description
While good intentions are a great start, information is power.

This talk for those in media and disability advocates will be a conversation about best practices and the good, bad, and ugly when it comes to disability representation in Media.

We will unpack personal and professional examples and detangle language and common misconceptions so that we can get to the actions and inclusive behaviors that will create lasting change.

There will be time for your questions.

Presenter bio
Xian Horn (moderator and host) is a teacher, speaker, beauty advocate, Forbes contributor, and the founder and Executive Director of Give Beauty Wings. As someone with Cerebral Palsy, she advocates for the empowerment of disability in every medium, such as representation in media, film, tech, fashion, beauty, employment, finance, and more.

Xian has judged hackathons for AT&T, Fordham, NYU, and is passionate to see more awareness of existing assistive tech. She has worked with and advised cultural institutions like Parsons, Cooper Hewitt, Brooklyn Botanical, and brands like Target, Zappos, EY, Equitable, Estée Lauder, and more to support deeper corporate and cultural inclusion.

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Accessibility
The presentation will have human captions [CC], not automatic captions. Please let us know about accessibility requirements two weeks before the event.

Livestream
View on YouTube

Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.

Location details
The event is on the 4th floor. Everyone must be accompanied to the event on the 4th floor. Because everyone needs to be escorted, please arrive early or on time. When you enter the ground floor, ask for Ben Ogilvie from A11yNYC to get elevator access.

Attendees can enter on the third floor and go up the staircase, or request accommodation to go directly to the 4th floor. Thanks to Ben Ogilvie for making this possible! Let us know if you're coming!

The building is near several transit stops:

6 train

• Spring Street (non-accessible stop): 100 feet
• Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.4 miles

NQRW trains

• Prince Street (non-accessible stop): 0.2 miles
• Canal Street (accessible stop): 0.3 miles

M1 / M55 Bus lines

• Broadway/Spring Street stop: 500 feet

Cabs and rideshares can let passengers out right near the building entrance

Accreditation
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

Sponsors
Thanks to Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, and Fable for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com