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ABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 89: Sorrel StoneWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Carly "Car" Reigger."Carly “Car” Riegger is a chronically ill and disabled artist, writer, curator, and advocate from Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. They utilize porcelain and installation artworks to express inner feelings and narratives of disability. Riegger has organized several important exhibitions for artists with disabilities through the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) including #CripClay in Cincinnati, OH in 2023, and Outpour in Detroit, MI in 2026. Riegger is also the recipient of the 2024 Midw...
2026-01-0228 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 88: Carly "Car" RieggerWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, and our next guest host, is Carly Riegger.Carly “Car” Riegger is a chronically ill and disabled artist, writer, curator, and advocate from Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. They utilize porcelain and installation artworks to express inner feelings and narratives of disability. Riegger has organized several important exhibitions for artists with disabilities through the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) including #CripClay in Cincinnati, OH in 2023, and Outpour in Detroit, MI in 2026. Riegger is also the reci...
2025-12-1618 min
Teaching TodayHow Accessible Arts Practices Transform Learning for All StudentsWhat if strategies designed to support students with disabilities could transform learning for everyone? In this episode, Dr. Rhoda Bernard, Founding Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education and author of Accessible Arts Education, shares how predictability, structure, and universal design principles make arts education accessible to neurodiverse learners—and benefit all students in the process. From visual schedules to advance notice, discover practical strategies that apply far beyond the arts classroom and learn why we can't separate a student's identity from their individuality when creating truly inclusive learning spaces.
Dr. Bernard's book: Accessible Arts Education: Principles, Habits, an...
2025-12-0946 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 87: Andrew Dell'AntonioWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion"" focused on how...
2025-12-0150 min
Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in Music Education, a Podcast for Music Teachers102 - Proactive Inclusion: Creating Accessible Music Learning Environments, featuring Rhoda BernardIn episode 102 Theresa and Kathryn talk with Dr. Rhoda Bernard—singer, pianist, educator, and founding Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education—to explore what truly accessible music education looks like in today’s classrooms. Rhoda shares her journey through music teacher identity and her deep work in designing arts education programs that meaningfully include learners with disabilities. She breaks down common barriers students face—both visible and invisible—and offers powerful mindset shifts to help teachers move from deficit-based thinking to asset-based, student-centered instruction.Throughout the conversation, Rhoda provides practical, immediatel...
2025-12-0146 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 86: Andrew WangWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion"" focused on how...
2025-11-1637 min
Music Ed InsightsUnleashing Creativity: Accessible Music Education for All Students with Dr. Rhoda BernardSteve and Alan have an enlightening conversation with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, Founding Managing Director of the Institute for Accessible Arts Education. Rhoda shares groundbreaking insights into creating inclusive music classrooms. She discusses the challenges educators face in reaching students with diverse learning needs, offering practical strategies to remove barriers and unleash creativity. From understanding processing differences to implementing peer-assisted learning, Bernard provides a compassionate and innovative approach to music education that empowers every student to participate meaningfully. Whether you're teaching elementary general music or leading a high school ensemble, this episode offers transformative ideas to make your classroom more...
2025-11-1144 minMusic Ed InsightsQuick Pro Tip: The Macro-Rehearsal Structure That Works for EveryoneSteve asks Alan about a rehearsal strategy that works especially well for students with anxiety, ADHD, or autism—and Alan explains why a clear and consistent rehearsal structure actually helps all students thrive. This tip sets the stage for our upcoming full episode with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, who will explain how universal design in music education lifts the floor for everyone, not just those who need accommodations.
2025-11-0309 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 85: Ethan AttersonWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion" focused on how...
2025-11-0331 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 84: Sarah Lucas-PageWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily Task Completion" focused on how...
2025-10-1524 min
The Crescendo Music Education PodcastDr. Rhoda Bernard’s Vision for Arts Education (Part 1) | 159Welcome back to the podcast! Today we continue our inspiring conversation with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, the Founding Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education and Assistant Chair of the Music Education Department at Berklee College of Music.In Part 1, Dr. Bernard shared her incredible journey in music education, her vision for accessible arts education, and a behind-the-scenes look at her upcoming book. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, we highly recommend starting there—it sets the stage for today’s discussion.In this second...
2025-10-0527 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 83: Tara AllenWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, and our next guest host, is Tara Allen.Tara Allen (she/her) identifies as a queer, neurodivergent, and disabled music psychologist, music educator, advocate, and bass clarinetist. She holds a BM in instrumental music education with concentrations in instrumental wind band and bass clarinet from the Crane School of Music (2021), and an MA in psychology of music from the University of Sheffield (2022). Her master’s thesis, “The Bees Are Too Loud!: ADHD’ers Sound Preferences as an Aid Daily...
2025-10-0127 min
The Crescendo Music Education PodcastDr. Rhoda Bernard’s Vision for Arts Education (Part 1) | 158Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we are thrilled to be joined by a very special guest, Dr. Rhoda Bernard.Dr. Bernard is the Founding Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education and the Assistant Chair of the Music Education Department at Berklee College of Music. Her academic journey is extraordinary — she earned a Bachelor of Arts in government from Harvard University, a Bachelor of Music in jazz voice from New England Conservatory, and both her Master of Education and Doctor of Education de...
2025-09-2835 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 82: Sarah Lianne LewisWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert ex...
2025-09-1539 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 81: Nicholas McCarthyWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing un...
2025-09-0136 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 80: Clare JohnstonWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert ex...
2025-08-1542 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 79: Ben LunnWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest and our next guest host is Ben Lunn. Ben Lunn is a music composer, conductor, musicologist, teacher and associate artist for Drake Music and Drake Music Scotland. As a composer, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe an...
2025-08-0124 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 78: Teddy CosmoWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana...
2025-07-1551 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 77: Ash MarnichWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana...
2025-07-0134 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 76: AkesWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana is now ...
2025-06-1536 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 75: Christina LucilleWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana is now ...
2025-06-0125 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 74: Briana RaucciWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest and our next guest host is Briana Raucci. Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 1...
2025-05-1517 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 73: Gaelynn LeaWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays li...
2025-05-021h 02ABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 72: Colin FarishWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman. Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays like a fuzzy, bac...
2025-04-1528 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 71: Kemal GoreyWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman. Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays like a fuzz...
2025-04-0144 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 70: Dr. Cynthia GeorgeWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays li...
2025-03-1753 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 69: Mx EnigmaWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays like a fuz...
2025-03-0133 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 68: Rich CourageWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays li...
2025-02-1529 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 67: Rivky GrossmanWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest is Rivky Grossman, who will also be our next guest host.Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schiz...
2025-02-0223 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 66: Bruce HorakWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is John Bramblitt. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as well as designed the artwork for numerous...
2025-01-1630 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 65: Heather BergersonWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is John Bramblitt. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as well as designed the artwork for num...
2025-01-0130 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 64: Krista WebbWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is John Bramblitt. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as well as designed the artwork for nu...
2024-12-1637 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 63: John BramblittWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest is John Bramblitt, who will also be our next guest host. John Bramblitt is an artist living in Denton Texas, his art has been sold in over one hundred and twenty countries and he has appeared internationally in print, TV and radio. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, ABC, NBC, FOX, Discovery Channel and BBC Radio and TV to name a few outlets, and he's been featured in The New York Times and Psychology Today as...
2024-12-0224 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 62: Kaedyn NedopakWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis. Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Kaedyn Nedopak. Kaedyn Nedopak, known as Trans Fa...
2024-11-1335 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 61: Cashmere JasmineWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis. Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Cashmere Jasmine. Cashmere Jasmine is a first-gene...
2024-11-0234 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 60: Jeremy HsingWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis.Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Jeremy Hsing.Jeremy Hsing is a...
2024-10-1525 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 59: Miles LevinWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Jeremy Andrew Davis.Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. Today Jeremy will be speaking with Miles Levin.Miles Levin is a...
2024-10-0130 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 58: Jeremy Andrew DavisWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest is Jeremy Andrew Davis, who will also be our next guest host. Jeremy Andrew Davis is a multi-hyphenate writer and film director, disability activist and representation consultant, entrepreneur, and social media content creator. Davis’s mission is to transform disability representation, shaping the cultures of tomorrow through the stories told today. He works to create and educate through nuance, weaving humor and joy through the sharing of adversities people with disabilities face. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced an...
2024-09-1645 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 57: Tabitha JacquesWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kellie Martin.Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. Today, Kellie will be interviewing Tabitha Jacques.Tabitha Jacques is...
2024-09-0122 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 56: Patty LiangWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kellie Martin.Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. Today, Kellie will be interviewing Patty Liang.Patty Liang is...
2024-08-1537 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 55: Jennifer HarrisWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kellie Martin. Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. Today, Kellie will be interviewing Jennifer Harris. Jennifer is an architect...
2024-08-0117 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 54: Kellie MartinWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest and our next guest host, is Kellie Martin. Kellie Martin is a queer, non-binary, deaf artist. Kellie has worked with arts, culture and theater organizations for over 8 years and loves to collaborate with other disabled artists. Currently working with Deaf Spotlight, Kellie is the art and design program director. Deaf Spotlight supports deaf artists by helping them raise their professional level and help them transition into the creative arts world. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edite...
2024-07-1523 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 53: Rae BrazillWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Rae Brazill. Rae Brazill is a songwriter, designer, and director from Leeds, UK. As the front-person of Alt-Rock quartet Artio, they write compelling and breakneck music. With their debut album ‘Babyface’, alongsi...
2024-07-0143 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 52: Matt GrahamWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Matt Graham. Matt Graham is a California based multi-instrumentalist and recording artist who is also autistic. Matt is also known by his stage name, Mattstagraham, a humorous play on words of his name a...
2024-06-2540 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 52: Matt GrahamWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Matt Graham.Matt Graham is a California based multi-instrumentalist and recording artist who is also autistic. Matt is also known by his stage name, Mattstagraham, a humorous play on words of his na...
2024-06-1841 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 51: Jessica AnsellWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Kace Valentine. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. For today's episode, Kace will be interviewing Jessica Ansell of alternative rock band Mallavora. Jessica is a vocalist and disability advocate from the UK and member of the alternative rock band, Mallavora. Living with chronic illness, Jessica's lived experienc...
2024-06-0243 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 50: Kace ValentineWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Kace Valentine, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Kace Valentine is an autistic artist and influential voice in the alternative music and fashion world and a disability advocate. Kace's social media content covers a wide variety of topics including autism, music, fashion and comedy. 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...
2024-05-1515 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 49: Lindsey HolcombWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alexis Neumann. Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. Today, Alexis will be interviewing Lindsey Holcomb. Lindsey Holcomb is a self-taught interdisciplinary artist, speaker and the founder of the #colorsofMS project. Lindsey holds a BA from the ...
2024-05-0130 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 48: Torea FreyWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alexis Neumann. Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. Torea Frey is a Portland based collage and mixed-media artist creating contemporary works using found and gleaned materials to explore language, identity, and memory. The ABLE Voice...
2024-04-1622 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 47: Marie ConnerWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Alexis Neumann. Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. Today, Alexis will be interviewing Marie Conner.Marie Conner is a Portland based sculptor and mixed media artist, arts leader, and non-fiction writer. She has exhibited and publis...
2024-04-0136 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 46: Alexis NeumannWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Alexis Neumann, will also be our next upcoming guest host.Alexis Neumann is an installation and research artist and disabilities advocate. Alexis’ work focuses on the drawing attention to the complexities of the human experience while engaging disabilities studies, theology, cultural studies, and intersectionality. She lives with multiple invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and mental illness. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was writte...
2024-03-1516 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 45: Larli DaviesWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is, Ella Bouvard.Ella Bouvard is a paraathlete and musician. Ella's main sports are triathalon, wheelchair rugby and rugby. An active gigging musician, Ella is a self taught guitarist and singer and often performs at pub shows and summer festivals. Today, she will be interviewing Larli Davies.Larli Davies is an Australian musician, currently studying at the Royal College of Music in London. As a recorder player, she enjoys exploring music of all styles of...
2024-03-0213 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 44: Ella BouvardWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest, Ella Bouvard, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Ella Bouvard is a paraathlete and musician. Ella's main sports are triathalon, wheelchair rugby and rugby. An active gigging musician, Ella is a self taught guitarist and singer and often performs at pub shows and summer festivals.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...
2024-02-1520 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 43: Jennifer MsumbaToday'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 b...
2024-02-0116 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 42: Emma MacleanWe 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...
2024-01-1637 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 41: May Ling KopeckyWe 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...
2024-01-0229 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 40: Finnegan ShannonWe 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 accum...
2023-12-1528 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 39: Anna Cowley FordWe 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...
2023-12-0120 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 38: Cherylee HoustonWe 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) pro...
2023-11-1537 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 37: Melissa JohnsDr. 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 rol...
2023-11-0128 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 36: Annalisa DinellaDr. 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 di...
2023-10-1528 min
Everything Music EdEpisode 10 - Dr. Rhoda Bernard - Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education discusses educating students with special needsDr. Rhoda Bernard is the founder and Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education. In this episode we talk about how this division at Berklee School of Music came to be, what teachers can do to have success teaching students with special needs or disabilities and how to access free resources regarding accessibility in music education. Visit this website for more information:https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-1243 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 35: Laurence ClarkDr. 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. Tr...
2023-10-0133 minABLE VoicesABLE Voice Ep 34: Taylor GraceDr. 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 Gra...
2023-09-1536 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 33: Sanjeev MannDr. 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 Alex James. Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher from the northeast of England. Alex suffers from a rare muscle wasting condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but turns this into a positive, channelling his pain into writing music. Alex is also the singe...
2023-09-0126 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 32: Miss JacquiDr. 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 Miss Jacqui. Miss Jacqui is a...
2023-08-1532 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 31: Alex James KennedyDr. 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, Alex James Kennedy, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Alex James is a singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and teacher from the northeast of England. Alex suffers from a rare muscle wasting condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), but turns this into a positive, channelling his pain into w...
2023-08-0718 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 30: Danny SpivakDr. 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 bri...
2023-07-1630 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 29: Sabeerah NajeeDr. 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 bri...
2023-07-0530 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 28: Tyler RoyDr. 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 brit...
2023-06-1526 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 27: Jay ManuelDr. 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, Jay Manuel will also be our next upcoming guest host. 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 hear...
2023-05-3131 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 25: Jeff KasperDr. 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 Megan Bent. Megan is a lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic illness. She is drawn to image-making processes that reflect and embrace he...
2023-05-1531 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 24: Moira WilliamsDr. 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 Megan Bent. Megan is a lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic illness. She is drawn to image-making processes that reflect and embrace h...
2023-05-0237 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 23: Megan BentDr. 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, Megan Bent, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Megan Bent is a lens-based artist interested in the malleability of photography and the ways image-making can happen beyond using a traditional camera. This interest started to occur after the diagnosis of a progressive chronic illness. She is drawn to im...
2023-04-1826 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 22 : Autumn BestDr. 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 Grace Everett, an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Grace will be interviewing Autumn Best. Autumn is an tv, film and stage actress, singer and writer based out of New Yor...
2023-04-0330 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 21: Grace DouglasWe are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Grace Everett, an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Grace will be interviewing Grace Douglas. Grace is a blind freshman studying at the University of Souther Illinois to obtain a BFA in musical theater. Grace is a musical theater performer and dancer with an interest in sound design. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinato...
2023-03-1527 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 20: Meredith Aleigha WellsDr. 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 Grace Everett, an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Grace will be interviewing Meredith Aleigha Wells, Meredith Aleigha Wells is a queer and disabled performer, writer, creator, and educ...
2023-03-0127 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 19: Grace EverettDr. 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, Grace Everett, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Grace is an award winning playwright, actress and singer. Grace is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo...
2023-02-1522 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 18: Beatris HoffmannDr. 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. Our guest host for today is Renata Da Costa. Renata is a Brazilian is a children's author, actor, teacher, photographer, artisan and writer. Renata is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. For today's episode, Renata will be interviewing Beatris Hoffmann, a Brazilian author, screenwrite...
2023-02-0122 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 17: Renata Da CostaDr. 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, Renata Da Costa, will also be our next upcoming guest host. Renata is a Brazilian is a children's author, actor, teacher, photographer, artisan and writer. Renata is a disabilities advocate and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited...
2023-01-1516 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 16: G. Gordon GrittyDr. 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 and today's host is Noah Britton. Noah is diagnosed with autism and is a comedian, co-founder of the comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us, psychology professor and musician. Our guest for today's episode is Glen Maganzini of G. Gordon Gritty. Glen was diagnosed with autism and is the founder of the Bos...
2023-01-0432 min
ABLE VoicesABLE Voices Ep 15: Robert JensenDr. 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 and today's host is Noah Britton. Noah is diagnosed with autism and is a comedian, co-founder of the comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us, psychology professor and musician. Our guest for today's episode is Robert Jensen. Robert is a visual artist of various capacities, a sculpture maker, metal worker, jewellery...
2022-12-1526 min
ABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 14 - Noah BrittonDr. 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 and today's guest, Noah Britton, will also be our next guest host. Noah is diagnosed with autism and is a comedian, co-founder of the comedy troupe Asperger's Are Us, psychology professor and musician.The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo...
2022-12-0123 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 13 - Ellice PattersonDr. 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 and today's guest host is Adrian Anantawan. Adrian is a world renowned violinist, music educator and disabilities advocate and was born without a right hand. Today's guest is Ellice Patterson. Ellice is the Founder and Executive and Artistic Director of Abilities Dance, a Boston-based dance company that welcomes artists...
2022-11-1523 min
ABLE VoicesABLE Voices EP 12: Adrian AnantawanDr. 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 and today's guest, Adrian Anantawan, will also be our next guest host. Adrian is a world renowned violinist, music educator and disabilities advocate and was born with out a right hand. The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introductio...
2022-11-0125 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 11: John DowlingWe are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is Precious Perez, a blind vocalist, songwriter and disability rights advocate. For today's episode, Precious will be talking with John Dowling Jr., a blind country singer, songwriter and multi -instrumentalist.
2022-10-1519 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 10: Shane LoweWe are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is Precious Perez, a blind vocalist, songwriter and disability rights advocate. For today's episode, Precious will be talking with Shane Lowe, percussionist, host of the "Talking Head Podcast" and founder of Venom, a network of original media, streaming, radio and podcasting.
2022-10-0126 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 9: Dan Romero and Isaac Malik WilsonWe are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is Precious Perez, a blind vocalist, songwriter and disability rights advocate. For today's episode, Precious will be talking with Dan Romero (Label) and Isaac Malik Wilson (Question), both blind producers, musicians and rappers. They both currently write and produce music for their collaboration, "Blind and Famous."
2022-09-1531 min
Notes en Stock · RCF AlsaceNotes en stock- Lundi 12 SeptembreRetour sur les festivals d'été: Goxwiller (Axel Bauer); La Petite Pierre (Rhoda Scott); Colmar (M, Zucchero, Jean Baptiste Guégan, Ben Harper).Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
2022-09-1228 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 8: Precious PerezDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our first next guest is Precious Perez who will also be our next featured guest host on the next upcoming episode releases. Precious is a vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, published children's author, and a disability rights advocate. Precious is a classically trained, pop, R&B a...
2022-09-0120 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 7: Lucy McCarthyDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Sophia Grech. For today's episode, Sophia will be talking with Lucy McCarthy, a British professional photographer and disability rights advocate with several invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome.
2022-08-1531 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 6: Mark BeerDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Sophia Grech. For today's episode, Sophia will be talking with Mark Beer, a renowned British actor of stage and screen who was born with cerebral palsy.The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited b...
2022-08-0128 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 5: Tony RuddDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our current guest host is internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Sophia Grech. For today's episode, Sophia will be talking with Tony Rudd, a British radio host, impressionist, actor, and author with autism.The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAESN Operations Coordinator, D...
2022-07-1524 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 4: Sophia GrechDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our first next guest is Sophia Grech, who will also be our next featured guest host on the next upcoming episode releases.Sophia Grech is an internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano on the autism spectrum. She has performed at leading concert halls, opera houses, a...
2022-07-0128 min
Inclusion at Work by No Limits MediaInterview with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, Managing Director at Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs and Assistant Chair, Music EducationThis week we sat down with Dr. Rhoda Bernard, the Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Education (the only organization of its kind in the world) and the Assistant Chair of Music Education at Berklee College of Music. Dr. Bernard holds a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in government from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Music with academic honors in jazz voice from New England Conservatory. She earned both her Master of Education and Doctor of Education degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Bernard regularly presents keynote...
2022-06-2739 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 3: Nick GusmanDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting artists with disabilities to be guest hosts for the ABLE Voices Podcast and our first guest podcast host is Matt Savage, a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and music educator on the autism spectrum. For episode 3, Matt will be speaking with Nick Gusman.Nick Gusman is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist on the autism spectrum. Nick has performed and collaborated with a number of hi...
2022-06-1526 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 2: Wayne PearcyDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting artists with disabilities to be guest hosts for the ABLE Voices Podcast. Our first guest podcast host is Matt Savage, a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and music educator on the autism spectrum. In Episode 2, Matt will be interviewing Wayne Pearcy.Wayne Pearcy is a trumpeter, cornet player, and Berklee alum who has been blind from birth. A professional composer and performer, Wayne records a...
2022-06-0138 minABLE VoicesABLE Voices Episode 1: Matt SavageDr. Rhoda Bernard, founder and managing director of The Berklee Institute for Arts Education is proud to present and host our debut episode of the ABLE Voices podcast featuring artists and arts educators with disabilities. We are inviting disable artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices and our first guest is Matt Savage, who are also inviting Matt to be our first guest host in the next upcoming episodes.Matt Savage is a pianist, composer, bandleader and music educator on the autism spectrum who has played professionally since childhood. M...
2022-05-1525 min
Dyslexics WantedDr. Rhoda Bernard & Larry Rothstein -027A conversation between Jordan Rich and Dr. Rhoda Bernard, managing director of the Berklee College of Music Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs and Larry Rothstein of No Limits Media. Both guests focus on the impact of art, music, theatre and dance on people of all ages with special needs and learning disabilities. Neuro-diversity is now being recognized understood and promoted with the help of caring educators and advocates like Rhoda and Larry. If you have a story worth sharing on this podcast, write to jordan@chartproductions.com. If you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved...
2019-12-1228 min
Sounds of BerkleeInside Berklee: Rhoda BernardIn this episode of Inside Berklee, Rhoda Bernard discusses how her decade of successful work in educating special-needs students and their teachers has evolved into the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs, and where she plans to take this program in the future.
2017-09-1220 min