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Podcast Workshops Open for People With Disabilities

UPDATE: Limited openings available! If you’re interested, please apply ASAP.

PITTSBURGH_People with disabilities are invited to workshops teaching the art of news interviewing, and podcast and video technology–workshops led by seasoned pros and supported by skilled journalism students at the stunning Point Park University Center for Media Innovation.

By hosting these workshops, as well as events, Unabridged Press and the Center for Media Innovation support greater diversity in the public conversation about inclusion in education, work, and public safety. The workshops lead up to the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 2020.

In the Point Park studio Inclusion advocate Chaz Kellem is captured on camera by Point Park University’s Claire Costello

This effort builds on the success of Look Who’s Here! All-Abilities Media, in which hosts Erin Gannon, and Mark Steidl, won Golden Quill Awards in 2018 from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.

Workshops are coordinated by Unabridged Press’ Jennifer Szweda Jordan, who won ACHIEVA’s 2018 Yvonne Zanos Excellence in Media Award for her work with Erin, Mark, and others with disabilities.
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“I’ve heard from many others who want to try podcasting to share the opportunities they’ve experienced–as well as to learn and circulate new information,” says Ms. Jordan. “I’ve also heard from professionals who want to help mentor participants with this groundbreaking project, including the author of the best-selling Miracle in the Andes Vince Rause! And the Center for Media Innovation is the best possible hub to bring everyone together.”

erin and neilImage: MLB Player Neil Walker during interview with Erin Gannon at Point Park University’s Center for Media Innovation.

At the first session, participants will be interviewed and learn to interview. The interviews will be recorded and edited by Point Park students. Participants will also select someone in the community they will interview in the second session. Examples include special education advocates and employment transition specialists. These interviews will also be recorded and edited. Interviews will be published to educate the community and inspire dialogue via Unabridged Press channels, and other news outlets in Pittsburgh, as well as at a public event in late 2019. Participant work may also be submitted for journalism awards.

These workshops are generously supported by FISA Foundation. The mission of FISA is to build a culture of respect and improve the quality of life for three populations in southwestern Pennsylvania: women, girls and people with disabilities.

Interested participants for this or future workshops can apply at this link. Application deadline for March workshops is midnight Feb. 14. Workshop fee is $75 per person for two sessions. Through the generosity of the FISA Foundation, subsidies are available if cost is a barrier. For more information, email jennifer@unabridgedpress.com

Jennifer Szweda Jordan is a founder and producer of Unabridged Press. She is a native Pittsburgher who's worked at The Associated Press, The Allegheny Front Environmental Radio, and other news outlets. She intermittently tweets @jeniferpossible