Dr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee  Institute for Accessible Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE  Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities.    

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jay Manuel. Jay Manuel  is a full time music producer, content creator and actor. He has worked  with companies such as Coca Cola and Snap Chat and his beats have been  used by thousands of recording artists worldwide. Despite being hard of  hearing and living with a rare brittle bone condition known as  Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 and Autism, Jay has dedicated his career  to breaking barriers and representing young professionals with  disabilities in the music and industry.  

Our guest for today is Sabeerah Najee. Sabeerah is a DJ originally from  Long Beach, CA, and an experienced performer and recording artist. A  power wheel chair user, Sabeerah lives with spina fibida and is a self  professed accidental advocate for disabilities rights. Sabeerah is also a  program producer at Accessible +, an immersion opportunity for BIPOC  people with disabilities to experience the Coachella Festival, build  community and come together to discuss festival accessibility and learn  about professional opportunities in the live event industry 

The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations  Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was  written by Kai Levin and the ending song was written by Sebastian  Batista. Kai and Sebastian are students in the Arts Education Programs  at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education.

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