MTI team learned a lot at the Voices Heard: Bringing DEI to Your Organization's Communications event organized by @AMArochester. Thanks to everyone for the great talk!
Starting pay for caregivers of New Yorkers with disabilities is just over $16 an hour. Advocates say declining pay is fueling a crisis. https://t.co/LLi9i6tSbR
In Fire Through Dry Grass, young, Black and brown disabled artists document their lives on lockdown during Covid, using their poetry and art to underscore the danger and imprisonment they feel. Watch it tonight at 9 PM on WXXI-TV or on PBS passport. https://t.co/Ov42niuR1c
The language surrounding disability: @EmyleWatkins, lead Disabilities Desk reporter at @WBFO joined us at Connections for a conversation about language, and how to help all people become more inclusive communicators. https://t.co/WdPyGF4YuI
Move to Include in partnership with @starbridgeinc,
@WXXIrochester and @GolisanoFdn presents an important community conversation on ableism and inclusion with nationally recognized disability rights activist, Imani Barbarin. Recording available on YouTube: https://t.co/JEDDU9LwbB
When Courtney Davis became ill with a rare condition, she learned what the disability community has to contend with. Listen to our guests talking about the daily obstacles faced by people with disabilities when it comes to housing and transportation. https://t.co/IV0J8miqnB
TV, radio & news stories - Dialogue week has it all! Tune in to Connections at 1PM for a panel on accessible housing. Then tune in to WXXI-TV tonight at 10PM for this fun take on experiencing travel in a new way.
#WXXI@MoveToInclude#AlSigl#AchievingMoreTogether
Blind comedian Chris McCausland travels the globe to explore some of the world's most iconic landmarks along with special celebrity guests. Discover things the ordinary traveler might miss with "Wonders of the World I Can't See" today at 10 pm on WXXI-TV.
"Inside our Autistic Minds" is a series that harnesses CGI and animation technology to transform the lives of four autistic people. Young artists from @AutismUp's Full Life Academy helped us see the world – and their art – through their eyes. https://t.co/c8FshU2q1e
Discover how technology - CGI, animation, and virtual reality - helps four autistic people reveal to family and friends what's really going on inside their minds. Tune into 'Inside Our Autistic Minds' with Chris Packham, tonight at 9 pm on WXXI-TV
Dialogue on Disability: Previewing the film, "Under the Lights," and discussing what it's like to live with epilepsy with Miles Levin, director of “Under the Lights” Geoffrey Batterby and Michael Radell from @EPI_NY. https://t.co/sIrzPkjAMl