DIY Access

In this episode, I talk with Stevie Ada Klaark about adjuncting within institutions of higher education and how those issues intersect with access issues in and out of the classroom.

In this episode, I talk with Tori Christensen, a fiber and ceramic artist exploring the possibilities of tactile art. Her work was originally inspired by her relationship with her brother, as a response to his blindness acquired in childhood from a severe illness. Tori works with many different organizations and has lots of exciting shows and artist talks that have been occurring in the past few months, and are upcoming in the future.

In this episode, I talk with a very good friend of mine, Jenny Abeyta. She is an amazing artist and currently works for TheatreWorks in Peoria, AZ as the resident property designer. We shared the experience of quitting an academic program together and talk about quitting as a form of access as well as how to normalize conversations about quitting.

In this episode, I talk with Rob Duarte and Meredith Lynn about a series of shows they facilitated at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts in 2018 and 2019. The project involved Rob's class making sculptures that catered to a visually impaired or blind community. They talk about how the project was initially envisioned, how it evolved as it went along, how they utilized local community experts, and how it was received by the community. 

In this episode, I talk to Anthony Tusler and Laura A. Brody about their show Opulent Mobility - a show that invites artists to reimagine disability. During the conversation, we also discuss how to start ambitious projects and utilize people who have more experience. They are currently accepting applications for their show, due July 31st, 2022. 

This is the first episode in a project that has been in the works for months now and was born out of a moment of frustration during the pandemic. This podcast aims to change the focus from a narrative-lived-experience-as-awareness to a more active, community-based model of problem-solving. The show has an expansive definition of access, beginning first with the disabled community and then talking about how solving these kinds of issues benefits everyone through problem-solving and the creation of new technologies.