ABLE Voices

Today's guest is Jennifer Msumba, an autistic filmmaker, author and  award winning solo musician originally from Boston. Jennifer has become a  prolific writer of both story and song. As author of the memoir  Shouting At Leaves, Jennifer uses her pen to express those feelings that  we all share but often find hard to express. Her work is positive, fun  and upbeat while weaving a baseline of grit and strength born through  adversity. It is worth noting that she is a member of American Mensa and  is a Sundance Institute Fellow.  

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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We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Anna Cowley Ford.

Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas. Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to functional and sculptural ceramics, textiles, large scale installations, video, and accumulated medical objects and documents. Today, Anna will be interviewing Emma Maclean.

Emma MacLean is a textile artist living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Emma's quilts combine quilting cottons with second hand materials such as old clothes or bed sheets and often feature handwork through embroidery and hand quilting. She is interested in how textiles can make the invisible visible. Much of her work focuses around pain, time and learning to be soft. She is working on a series called It Only Hurts creating a quilted piece for each word in the McGill Pain Questionnaire.

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

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We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Anna Cowley Ford.

Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas. Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to functional and sculptural ceramics, textiles, large scale installations, video, and accumulated medical objects and documents. Today, Anna will be interviewing Finnegan Shannon.

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

Follow us for more weekly updates at:

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We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Anna Cowley Ford. 

Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas.  Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a  touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic  pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her  artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a  chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to  functional and sculptural ceramics, textiles, large scale installations,  video, and accumulated medical objects and documents. Today, Anna will  be interviewing Finnegan Shannon.  

Finnegan Shannon is an American multidisciplinary artist located in  Brooklyn, New York, United States. Working primarily on increasing  perceptions of accessibility, Finnegan's practice focuses on disability  culture in inaccessible spaces. Finnegan is most known for their protest  pieces such as art gallery benches criticizing lack of seating and  lounges for those who cannot access stairs.  

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

Follow us for more weekly updates at:

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We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Anna Cowley Ford, will also be our next upcoming guest host.

Anna Cowley Ford is a post disciplinary artist from rural West Texas. Using her experiences living with chronic health conditions as a touchstone, Anna explores the often bizarre world of living with chronic pain and disabilities. Along with manifesting sensory experiences, her artwork conveys the social and domestic impacts of health conditions on a chronic scale. Ford's practice includes but is not limited to functional and sculptural ceramics, textiles, large scale installations, video, and accumulated medical objects and documents.

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

Follow us for more weekly updates at:

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We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and  guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Laurence Clark. 

 Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a  performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence  is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by  disabled artists. Triple C aims to drive up the role of disabled people  in the performing arts, and the role of the performing arts in the lives  of disabled people. Triple C also runs the disabled artists network  community (DANC) project, which provides an extensive program of  networking events, mentoring and masterclasses for disabled artists and  other artists. 

Today, Laurence will be interviewing Cherylee Houston,  Cherylee is a British actress known for her roles as Izzy Armstrong in  BBC’s "Coronation Street", Britain's longest running soap series, and as  Maz, a character in Houston’s BBC Radio 4 comedy series "Tinsel Girl".  Cherylee is a self professed accidental advocate and activist for  neurodivergent and disabled artists and works to raise awareness for  accessibility issues. At 23, Houston was diagnosed with the rare  connective tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Type II  hypermobility type. She has used a wheelchair ever since.  

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

Follow us for more weekly updates at:

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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 Laurence Clark.  

Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a  performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence  is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by  disabled artists. Triple C aims to drive up the role of disabled people  in the performing arts, and the role of the performing arts in the lives  of disabled people. Triple C also runs the disabled artists network  community (DANC) project, which provides an extensive program of  networking events, mentoring and masterclasses for disabled artists and  other artists. Today, Laurence will be interviewing Melissa Johns.  

Melissa Johns is a British actress best known for her roles in  Coronation Street, Life and Grantchester. She is also the co-creator of  TripleC, an organisation that supports disabled people accessing the  performing arts. Melissa was born without her right forearm and hand. 

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

Follow us for more weekly updates at:

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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 Laurence Clark.  Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a  performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence  is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by  disabled artists. Triple C aims to drive up the role of disabled people  in the performing arts, and the role of the performing arts in the lives  of disabled people. Triple C also runs the disabled artists network  community (DANC) project, which provides an extensive program of  networking events, mentoring and masterclasses for disabled artists and  other artists. 

Today, Laurence will be interviewing Annalisa Dinella.  Annalisa is a British film and tv writer, most notably for the shows  "Sex Education," "Ralph and Katie" and "The Break." Annalisa is visually  impaired and lives with a rare inherited degenerative condition called  retinitis pigmentosis which leads to vision loss. 

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

Follow us for more weekly updates at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleeiaae/

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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, Laurence Clark, will also be  our next upcoming guest host.  

Laurence Clark is an award winning stand up comedian, actor, a  performer, screenwriter and playwright who is based in the UK. Laurence  is also the chair of Triple C, a community interest company led by  disabled artists. Triple C aims to drive up the role of disabled people  in the performing arts, and the role of the performing arts in the lives  of disabled people. Triple C also runs the disabled artists network  community (DANC) project, which provides an extensive program of  networking events, mentoring and masterclasses for disabled artists and  other artists.   

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.

For more information about our programs visit us at:  https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE

Follow us for more weekly updates at:

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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 UK based musician,  Alex James Kennedy.  Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher  from the northeast of England. Alex lives with a rare genetic muscle  wasting condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). For today's  episode, Alex will be speaking with Taylor Grace.  

Taylor Grace is a vocalist of UK based hard rock band "Not Now Norman."  Having lived with disabilities since childhood, Taylor Grace transforms  her pain into songwriting, singing and performing on stage. An advocate  for artists with disabilities, Taylor has been diagnosed with autism and  lives with a condition called hereditary multiple exostoses. 

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