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Leave with reliable resources and a better sense of how to move forward on this journey for yourself and your loved ones.

Disability ReFramed is a GBH annual conversation that imagines what the future could be. Come and network prior to the event and learn more from local partner organizations presenting in the GBH Atrium.

Carl Richardson, the ADA Coordinator for the Massachusetts State House ; and Tina Zhu Xi Caruso, a visually impaired photographer, disability advocate and participant in the Netflix series Love on the Spectrum.

Joining Nicole on stage are Keisha Greaves, a motivational speaker, former Muscular Dystrophy Association National Spokesperson, and founder of the company Girls Chronically Rock;

with resilience and adaptation, and how together we will build a stronger, more supportive, safe, and connected community.

Join us in person or virtually on June 26, when disability advocate Nicole Agois, Managing Director of Open Door Arts, will moderate a conversation on ways to be more welcoming and provide resources to those who are newly managing disability or chronic illness, how to navigate life’s changes

As we head into Disability Pride month, we will explore this topic during our event, Disability ReFramed: A Growing Community.

Disability and chronic illness are natural parts of the human experience; we're all made stronger by better understanding the journey.

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I encourage you to learn more and take action. Together, we can safeguard public media’s legacy and ensure it continues to inform, inspire, and serve for years to come. #ProtectMyPublicMedia

GBH holds accessibility-related patents, has received Technical Emmys, FCC Chairman's awards & many other honors in this space. Our work makes a difference in the lives of millions. Public Media matters. Public media is a public service. Public media is for EVERYONE. gbh.orgbelongstoyou

GBH coordinated the the first-ever described music video, Stevie Wonder's "So What the Fuss," voiced by Busta Rhymes. GBH published the standard for creating meaningful image descriptions for educational publishing and online materials.

GBH patented the first technology to provide captioning & description in movie theaters. GBH developed the world's first DIY captioning application made available on the internet & updated it w/the FCC Accessibility Award -winning CADET (Caption & Description Editing Tool). youtu.be/k5YsKdGkpxs?...

Captioning for broadcast television began at GBH. Audio description for film and television began at GBH. The first captioned national news began at GBH. The first open-captioned children's series was GBH's Zoom. GBH provided the first real-time captioning of local news programs.

GBH continues its proud history of championing accessibility within our own organization, for PBS & other partners & for the local, national, and global clients served by the experts in our National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) @gbhaccess.bsky.social

Disabled & chronically ill employees have champions across GBH & find community in the All Access Council, which values their perspectives & those of their allies. GBH's culture of inclusion & accessibility makes a difference in the lives of our members, viewers, community, Commonwealth and nation.

ID: Coach Frank Angelo and his family pose with award presenter Donna Danielewski and Medway Director of Student Services, Ryan Place, in front of a Medway Schools backdrop.

ID: Four different closeups of PBS Kids character Christmas ornaments on a lit tree: Dora the Explorer, Lionel from Between the Lions, Boots, and Arthur & DW sharing cookies.