Celebrating Disabled LGBTQ+ Voices in Media
Representation matters!
Location
Online
Celebrating Disabled LGBTQ+ Voices in Media – Online Event
Date & Time
June 4, 2021, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Description
As we enter National LGBTQ+ Pride Month (June), we are reminded that disability cuts across all other underrepresented groups and communities.
According to a recent study from LGBTmap.org, an estimated 3-5 million people in the LGBTQ+ community identify as having a disability, accounting for roughly one third of the entire LGBTQ+ community in the US. To celebrate these intersectional voices,
RespectAbility* is excited to highlight a few of our friends and colleagues, including Nasreen Alkhateeb (Cinematographer & Senior Production Advisor at RespectAbility), Kiah Amara (NYC-based consultant, production coordinator and producer) Eric Ascher (Communications Associate at RespectAbility), Shea Mirzai (writer/producer) and Lenny Larsen (producer/director). The conversation will be moderated by RespectAbility’s very own Entertainment Media Fellow, Kelley Cape. ASL interpreters and live captioning will be provided.
LGBTQIA+ Resources at UMBC are linked here courtesy of OEI.
If you have a question about Disability/Accessibility at UMBC, undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities can connect with Student Disability Services (link) or disability@umbc.edu.
Accessibility & Disability Services (link) administers employee accommodations. The Fall 2021 Accessible Route map is linked here. Accessibility Concerns may be reported via this online form.
*We have at least one UMBC alum within RespectAbility's work, a bonus for alma mater pride.
A photo of an accessible path painted with rainbow stripes accompanies this post. Credit Rene Baker via Unsplash
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