Speakers

ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone 2021 | Theme: Intersectionality, Disability, and Arts Education

Keynote Speakers

Antoine Hunter

Urban Jazz Dance Company | Droplabs | Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency ( DCARA)
Founder | Vice President

Emelyne Bingham

Vanderbilt University
Senior Lecturer

Adam Goldberg

NYC Schools PS-177
Music Teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator

Alicia Greene

Boston Ballet
Assistant Program Director

Aliza Greenberg

Learning Spring School
Arts Enrichment Coordinator

Alyssa Liles-Amponsah

Temple University
Associate Director of Diversity Initiatives and Community Engagement

Amanda Masterpaul

Coastal Carolina University
Adjunct Professor

Angela DeCarlis

Figure on Diversity
Founder and Director

Anh Ha

Virginia Commonwealth University
Preservice Teacher

Audrey Reeves

Utah Valley University
Program Coordinator in the Art & Design Department

Carson Hebblethwaite

Research Fellow
Coastal Carolina University

Celia Watson

Boston Ballet
Community Education Coordinator

Elise S. Sobol

New York University
Director of Music Education, Visiting Associate Professor

Erika Knapp

Michigan State University

Fran Flaherty

Anthropology of Motherhood
Founder and Creator

Jenna Gabriel

Virginia Commonwealth University
Arts in Education Consultant | Special Education Specialist

Michelle Attias

Ohio State University
Fiscal/HR Manager in Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy

Miles Wilcox

Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs
Private Music Lessons & Early Childhood Teacher

Nancy Shell

Temple University

Pauli Rautiainen

Tampere Unviersity
Associate Professor of Public Law

Ruben Ryan

Center for Applied Drama and Autism | Just Go With It
DIrector of Online Programming | Co-Founder

Ruth Fabby

Disability Arts Cymru
Director

Sanna Kivijärvi

Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
Researcher and Educator

Tara Mansour

Westwood Public Schools
Occupational Therapist

Wendy Duke

The Center for Applied Drama and Autism | Theatre on the Spectrum
Co-Founder | Program Director