Important note for in-person attendees
This event will be online & in-person. The speaker & 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 & disability advocates will be a conversation about best practices & the good, bad, & ugly when it comes to disability representation in Media.
We will unpack personal & professional examples & detangle language & common misconceptions so that we can get to the actions & inclusive behaviors that will create lasting change.
There will be time for your questions.
Presenter bio
Xian Horn (moderator & host) is a teacher, speaker, beauty advocate, Forbes contributor, & the founder & 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, & more.
Xian has judged hackathons for AT&T, Fordham, NYU, & is passionate to see more awareness of existing assistive tech. She has worked with & advised cultural institutions like Parsons, Cooper Hewitt, Brooklyn Botanical, & brands like Target, Zappos, EY, Equitable, Este Lauder, & more to support deeper corporate & cultural inclusion.
Follow Xian on X & Xian on LinkedIn
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 & 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 & 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, & Fable for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact meryl@equalentry.com