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Kiah Amara

EP 232: Kiah Amara →

June 20, 2023 by Julie Harris Oliver in advancing women, Consulting, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, gender equity, hollywood, women, racial equity, PTSD, pipeline programs, accessibility

You can find me and my consulting work at Julieharrisoliver.com and you can find links to everything I’m doing at linktr.ee/julieharrisoliver. The newest thing I have for you is that I’ve added a link for the books that people keep bringing up on the show. That way, you don’t have to remember as you’re listening and your purchase can help support the show, and we’re supporting independent bookstores. It’s a win win win.

Today on this podcast we are diving into disability and accessibility and how to invite and manage people and their needs on set.

This feels like one of the less often discussed pillars in the work of diversity , equity, inclusion and accessibility, and I’m really happy we have Kiah Amara on the show today to help us start thinking about it and planning for it.

Kiah is a Disabled, Queer, and nonbinary producer, activist, and production accessibility coordinator. Originally from the rural Midwest, they now work globally expanding ideas of Accessibility, Disability, and all things deviant from normal through their company IndieVISIBLE Entertainment. Kiah is the PAC (production accessibility coordinator) on Best Foot Forward on AppleTV+ which was featured in The New York Times and awarded a 2022 Ruderman Seal of Authenticity. Other work includes the Netflix x RespectAbility Children's Content Lab, The Greatest ad, Rosie's Rules , CBS and WarnerBros. Discovery Talent Initiatives, and Accessibility Lead for the Far Out product launch at the Steve Jobs Theatre.

https://www.indievisibleentertainment.com/services

Inevitable Foundation: https://www.inevitable.foundation/

RespectAbility: https://www.respectability.org/

FWD-doc: https://www.fwd-doc.org/

Ride the Omnibus: https://www.omnibusride.com/

Access Horror: https://www.accesshorror.com/

*Access Horror Conference Virtual July 8-9 and in-person Film Screening July 9

(registration goes live 5/29)

TRANSCRIPT
June 20, 2023 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in entertainment, women in film, diversity, equity, inclusion, podcast, ptsd, stress, trauma, racism, colorblind, whiteness, pipeline, programs, Consulting, Achievement Index, disability, accessibility
advancing women, Consulting, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, gender equity, hollywood, women, racial equity, PTSD, pipeline programs, accessibility
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