Film critic and accessibility advocate Michael McNeely joins the show to talk about film accessibility while film festivals are going on all over the country! 

Highlights:

• Coming Up with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:00)
• Introducing Michael McNeely (3:32)
• Accessibility features for people who are deafblind (8:09)
• Advocacy for film festivals and screenings (13:32)
• Film festivals that are very accessible (16:08)
• Accessibility can be a good business investment (21:01)
• The importance of accurate disability representation in films (26:00)
• Michael’s experience at TIFF (27:54)

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