Virtual Event, November 23rd, 2024, with the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education in Boston, MA. Free and open to the public. The ABLE Conversation symposium is a professional development opportunity in the field of arts education and individuals with disabilities, bringing together educators, artists, researchers, policymakers, school administrators, program administrators, and students.
Master of Ceremonies/Host: Jordan Campbell – Jordan Campbell has a career that spans the fields of education, arts and culture, policy, and executive leadership. Campbell holds an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, a B.F.A. in musical theater and B.A. in political science from Western Kentucky University, and studied West African theater and dance at the University of Ghana. Campbell has held influential roles at the White House during the Obama administration, Americans for the Arts, and the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Campbell is also the founder and cochair of the Small Town America Institute for Rural Arts & Culture.
Featured Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Andrew Davis – Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. As the CEO and founder of Wondrous Horizons, Jeremy’s content has garnered over 150 million career views and 2,500 years of cumulative watch time. His work has been awarded as a LinkedIn Top Voice of Disability advocacy.
Featured Keynote Speaker: Haley Moss – Haley Moss is a lawyer, neurodiversity expert, and the author of four books that guide neurodivergent individuals through professional and personal challenges. She is a speaker and consultant to top corporations and organizations that seek her guidance in creating an inclusive workplace, and a sought-after commentator on disability rights issues. The first openly autistic lawyer in Florida, Moss’s books include Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals and The Young Autistic Adult’s Independence Handbook.
* To resister or for more information visit https://college.berklee.edu/BIAESN/able-conversation-anti-ableism-representation-and-accessibility-in-arts-education or contact rbernard@berklee.edu or 617-747-2760
