RSVP for Accessibility Webinar on November 7
From Tennessee Arts Commission –
Join us Tuesday, November 7, 2024 for a new accessibility webinar, Disability Etiquette: How to include People with Disabilities in your Arts Programming!
Everyone deserves the opportunity to experience the arts, regardless of their abilities. A lack of understanding about how best to interact can create barriers for people with disabilities in the arts. Let’s change that. Join our webinar to learn how to create accessible experiences that foster connection and engagement for people with disabilities. Together, we can make the arts accessible for all.
Presented by the Tennessee Arts Commission, Tennessee Disability Coalition, and Empower Tennessee
To determine the interest of participants, please submit questions in advance by November 4thto kim.johnson@tn.gov
Presenters:
Donna DeStefano, Assistant Executive Director, Tennessee Disability Coalition
Bio: Donna DeStefano is currently the Assistant Director of the Tennessee Disability Coalition. The Coalition has been the Tennessee State Affiliate for the Southeast ADA Center since 1992, and Donna has served as Network Administrator since 2000. Over the last 24-plus years, Donna has participated in training and meetings offered by the Southeast ADA Center and ADA Symposium. She has been lead presenter in ADA trainings and in-state resource to individuals with disabilities, state and local governments, and businesses within Tennessee. Donna has a Master’s in Special Education with emphasis in visual impairments from Peabody College/Vanderbilt University.
Kasondra Farmer, Director of Engagement, Empower Tennessee
Bio: Kasondra Farmer has been an Independent Living Specialist for Empower Tennessee since January 2023. Previously, she served as the Secretary and then the President of the Empower Tennessee Board of Directors. Kasondra is a long time advocate for people with disabilities in the state of Tennessee starting at the age of three. She currently sits on several nonprofit broads and volunteers with a large number of organizations.
For an electronic copy of the Tennessee Disability Coalition’s “Disability Etiquette Guide” visit https://www.tndisability.org/materials.
