{"id":89,"date":"2023-10-12T05:28:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T05:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:41:41","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --><br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-PZQJMLMNKM\"><\/script><br \/><script><br \/>\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<br \/>\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}<br \/>\n  gtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>  gtag('config', 'G-PZQJMLMNKM');<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>VOX is committed to expanding the breadth and scope of accessible programming by training and increasing the capacity of Blind, Deaf, DeafBlind, disabled and marginalized artists and experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1682\" height=\"1764\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-5.43.13-PM.png\" alt=\"Putple bar chart showing Professionals Trained and Mentored 2024-2025 (Deaf Professionals 13, Blind\/Low Vision Describers 6, BIPOC\/AAPI\/LGBTQIA Describers 30, Teens\/Students 13, BIPOC\/AAPI ASL Interpreters 7, Neurodivergent Artists 6, Emerging ADA Coordinators 5, Total = 80\" class=\"wp-image-1587\" style=\"width:559px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-5.43.13-PM.png 1682w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-5.43.13-PM-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-5.43.13-PM-976x1024.png 976w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-5.43.13-PM-768x805.png 768w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-10-at-5.43.13-PM-1465x1536.png 1465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1682px) 100vw, 1682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bar chart showing Professionals Trained and Mentored 2024-2025 (Deaf Professionals 13, Blind\/Low Vision Describers 6, BIPOC Describers 30, Teens\/Students 13, BIPOC ASL Interpreters 7, Neurodivergent Artists 6, Emerging ADA Coordinators 5, Total = 80<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessibility PRACTICES for DEAFBLIND patrons for arts organizations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Vox has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/silentrhythms.org\/\">Silent Rhythms<\/a> to create modules to teach Arts Organizations best practices in welcoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deafblindness\">Deafblind<\/a> community. Release schedule for June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/silentrhythms.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/logo-horiz-rounded-768x239-1.png\" alt=\"Silent Rhythms Logo\" class=\"wp-image-1546\" style=\"width:215px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/logo-horiz-rounded-768x239-1.png 768w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/logo-horiz-rounded-768x239-1-300x93.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bea02a06 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DeafBlind Module Teaser (CC, AD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vqc2XnD2waY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thumbnail Description: Kerry Thompson, Executive Director of Silent Rhythms and DeafBlind Choreographer and Activist, speaks to Ingrid O&#8217;Dell backstage at Open Door Theater.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Culturally Responsive Audio Describer Workshop<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-8.55.53-PM-1024x640.png\" alt=\"Captioned Zoom screen of a culturally responsive audio description training with a diverse group of participants; artists, actors, and writers of varying age, racial and gender identities.\" class=\"wp-image-65 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-8.55.53-PM-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-8.55.53-PM-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-8.55.53-PM-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-8.55.53-PM-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-11-at-8.55.53-PM-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoortheater.org\/\">Open Door Theater<\/a> and in a joint venture with the American Repertory Theater, we ran the first of its kind BIPOC\/AAPI Audio Describer Training to increase the pool of Culturally Competent Audio Describers in MA. Currently, the large majority of providers in the field globally are <span style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">non-disabled,<\/span> white, and often lack the cultural competency to adequately describe the work of diverse playwrights. We recruited Thomas Reid and Cheryl Green, expert AD trainers and BIPOC\/AAPI trainees from the black actor community, the Boston Black Writers Association and the Asian American Playwrights Association, and the local interpreter pool&nbsp; to train them in the art of Culturally Competent Audio Description. Then we facilitated hiring and onboarding our trainees to local arts organizations to train and model new practices in audio description, including the best practice of inclusion of a blind expert consultant on all teams, revolutionizing and improving the quality of access in MA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Applications are open for the next Culturally Responsive AD Training Session dates TBD <strong>on ZOOM<\/strong>. We are currently working with a CCAD cohort with A.R.T. NY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are especially interested Blind and Low Vision Describers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/F7CVgzFWGjPzc4yn7\">Apply for Training<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stack has-base-background-color has-background has-small-font-size is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23481d5b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Last year, I was invited to participate in free training and follow-up of an Audio Description course Sam and Chris held intended to bring diversity to the Audio Description pool of describers. <em>Thanks to this training and support, I have worked at numerous local theaters as an audio describer on a variety of shows.<\/em><strong> <\/strong>I am very grateful for Sam and Chris\u2019 support and encouragement. With Sam\u2019s Open Door Theater, and Chris\u2019 ASL work, in addition to the training I attended, I see that they honestly \u201cWalk the Walk\u201d in regards to anti-ableism and anti-racism.<\/p>\n<cite><br><strong>\u2013<\/strong> <strong>GAMALIA PHARMS<\/strong><br><em>Actor and Audio Describer<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop is intended to be a level one course for Audio Description Candidates to increase the cultural competency of Audio Description for live events in Massachusetts and beyond. It is open to actors, voice actors, writers, and anyone interested in the field of theater, performances and access. Audio Description is a paid access service for live performances. There will be hands-on activities in class and brief at-home exercises in a fun, supportive learning environment. We will touch on the full AD life cycle including writing, narrating, community building, the live theater experience, delivery, and evaluation of Audio Description. Facilitators are Thomas Reid, Audio Description narrator, producer, and Advocate and Cheryl Green, Audio Description writer, narrator, and producer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Trainees will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn fundamentals of writing and narrating live theater Audio Description as a creative, subjective practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain knowledge needed to begin writing and narrating for live theater and leading touch tours with a mentor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss foundations for building partnerships and audience within blind and low vision community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All session goals will be addressed with an understanding of cultural competency and cultural responsivity built in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To hear from the first Cohort about their experiences see the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zBXzA3cyvPk\">YouTube Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Meet The Trainers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile trainer-image\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Reid, a brown skin Black man with a clean-shaven bald head and full neat beard,  smiles into the camera. He wears dark shades and a black and white checkered button up shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-661 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Thomas Reid<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio Producer | Voice Over Talent | Audio Description Narrator Consultant &amp; Advocate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after becoming blind in 2004, Thomas Reid decided to re-ignite a dormant interest in audio production. Thomas has been thinking critically about Audio Description since his early in theater experience in 2007. He&#8217;s been covering the topic on the podcast since 2015 and most notably since critiquing various aspects of AD in Marvel&#8217;s Black Panther in 2018.&nbsp;Through his Flipping the Script on Audio Description series, Reid continues to explore the art by going beyond surface level topics and examining its implications on the community. As an Audio Description Narrator, Reid has appeared on projects for Netflix, Hulu, PBS and more. He provides consultations for independent film makers, film festivals, co-facilitates workshops&nbsp; and serves as moderator or panelist for discussions on audio description and content accessibility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile trainer-image\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 39%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Cheryl Green<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheryl Green, MFA, MS is an independent Access Artist with a focus as a captioner, audio describer, and multi-media digital artist. She&#8217;s a 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/airmedia.org\/programs\/new-voices-scholarships\/\">AIR New Voices Scholar<\/a>, 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.docnyc.net\/news\/monday-memo-doc-nyc-documentary-new-leaders-ida-gotham-grierson-awards-festival-circuit-rundown\/\">DOC NYC Documentary New Leader<\/a>, Digital Operations Lead and a Member-Owner at <a href=\"http:\/\/newday.com\/film\/who-am-i-stop-it\">New Day Films<\/a>, and a member of the<a href=\"https:\/\/adcomrade.wordpress.com\/\"> Social Audio Description<\/a> collective. She brings her lived experience with multiple invisible disabilities to creating media that explores politically- and culturally-engaged stories from cross-disability communities. Her audio and written blog, transcribed podcast, and documentary films are at <a href=\"http:\/\/whoamitostopit.com\/\">Who Am I To Stop It<\/a>. She captions and audio describes films for Kinetic Light, Superfest International Disability Film Festival, and Cinema Touching Disability, and leads workshops for artists and museums on arts accessibility.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6hnufHL-6cQcpB8qsFuducJLvV0GDfXhKqb0Vg9YnipccYxBV_U37rzDAzoKkFpzd0BoXXiK120wL-gPdlLVi59qGcFhIby1XBGC3nbgjPCfvuOiUbKibvgpuxz7alJRXQw3094-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"An enormous mural of running horses in black and white on a red wall. Cheryl, a white Ashkenazi woman with olive skin and long, curly brown hair, stands with arms folded, her forearms chiseled from too many years typing, staring off in the direction the horses are headed. She has a solemn crow tattooed on one arm and wears a black t-shirt with white text, \u201cNo More Spoons\u201d and a row of knives and daggers.\" class=\"wp-image-662 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6hnufHL-6cQcpB8qsFuducJLvV0GDfXhKqb0Vg9YnipccYxBV_U37rzDAzoKkFpzd0BoXXiK120wL-gPdlLVi59qGcFhIby1XBGC3nbgjPCfvuOiUbKibvgpuxz7alJRXQw3094-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6hnufHL-6cQcpB8qsFuducJLvV0GDfXhKqb0Vg9YnipccYxBV_U37rzDAzoKkFpzd0BoXXiK120wL-gPdlLVi59qGcFhIby1XBGC3nbgjPCfvuOiUbKibvgpuxz7alJRXQw3094-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6hnufHL-6cQcpB8qsFuducJLvV0GDfXhKqb0Vg9YnipccYxBV_U37rzDAzoKkFpzd0BoXXiK120wL-gPdlLVi59qGcFhIby1XBGC3nbgjPCfvuOiUbKibvgpuxz7alJRXQw3094-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6hnufHL-6cQcpB8qsFuducJLvV0GDfXhKqb0Vg9YnipccYxBV_U37rzDAzoKkFpzd0BoXXiK120wL-gPdlLVi59qGcFhIby1XBGC3nbgjPCfvuOiUbKibvgpuxz7alJRXQw3094-1536x1121.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6hnufHL-6cQcpB8qsFuducJLvV0GDfXhKqb0Vg9YnipccYxBV_U37rzDAzoKkFpzd0BoXXiK120wL-gPdlLVi59qGcFhIby1XBGC3nbgjPCfvuOiUbKibvgpuxz7alJRXQw3094.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Director of Artistic Sign Language (DASL) SEMINAR <\/strong>&#8211; ADDITIONAL DATES TBD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDVEGtrRPFr\/?igsh=dHc1eTNmMTkxYjVs&amp;img_index=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3203-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1442\" style=\"width:602px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3203-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3203-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3203-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3203-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3203-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thinkoutsidethevox.org\/staging-cameron\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3203-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Image Description: A large group photo of 11 Deaf, hearing, BIPOC and white folks of varying ages, including the Sojourners ASL team, Vox DASL cohort members and Deaf community members who attended the show. From right to left: Kellynette Gomez, Bobby Bielma-Jackson, Jessenia Kolaco, Kristin Johnson, Aidan Mark, Morgan Beall, Christopher Robinson, Leon Jerfita, Megan Malzkuhn, Jiyoung Jou and friend. They are smiling with shoulders tucked into shoulders in front of the stage, some leaning in, some with a hand on the other. The stage has beams with strings taught and connected to the ground with navy blue lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting in Fall 2024, aspiring and experienced Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Interpreters, artists, dramaturgs and theater-goers convened for monthly conversations on Zoom. Together, workshop attendees and seasoned veterans unpack the role of a Director of Artistic Sign Language, navigating the research process, dramaturgy, ASL translations and production team dynamics. Instructors proposed ways to balance timelines and maximize capacity in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Candidates were then mentored by the Vox team in the field for shows. This was an opportunity to process and frame the work directly in real time with the audience they are impacting. Having space and time to reflect on the artistry, good practices, production process, team Dynamics and Community impact is crucial to Arts accessibility! Hosting this Workshop is a way that Vox boosts and supports theatrical accessibility work in Massachusetts and beyond. Vox is proud to host this first DASL workshop series and looks forward to more ASL-interpreted shows, empowering more Deaf Artists and broadening the Deaf theater community exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our project goal is primarily to increase the number of Deaf Directors of Artistic Sign Language. We hope individuals not currently working in this field but who have the skill set and cultural competency and life experience to contribute greatly to this field to gain income and revenue from this training. We hope to enrich the audience of theater consumers in MA by allowing them a wider array of community perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project made possible by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haymarket.org\/\">The Haymarket Peoples Fund<\/a>, which funds anti-racist grassroots organizations across the region that believe change is possible. We&#8217;ve been behind the scenes, providing funding to almost every major social justice movement in New England since 1974.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bea02a06 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Director of Artistic Sign Language - Think Outside The Vox -\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bEs2Zhuhi0w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Description: Kristin Johnson and Christopher Robinson sign the following text in ASL in a bucolic forest setting wearing purple Vox shirts;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/io3jRy6BH1MAv34p7\">Apply for Seminar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Image Description: A black dotted background with white text in all caps reads \u201cThink Outside the Vox brings to&nbsp; you DASL Seminar Series\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two people sign for the duration of the video. 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See you soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A black screen with white text reads: Dates and details at thinkoutsidethevox.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ASL THEATER TERMINOLOGY GLOSSARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>VOX is currently working on a joint venture with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoortheater.org\/\">Open Door Theater<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mo2.productions\/\">Monique Holt<\/a>, Acclaimed, Deaf Director\/Actor\/Artist to create and publish in an open format, Theater specific ASL glossaries for staff training and culture shift, using universal design principles to teach stage managers and backstage crew ASL specifically for use in the wings backstage for silent communication and communication with Deaf actors\/staff, basic vocabulary for cuing and additional module including basic front of the house vocabulary to train all ushers, ticket sellers and forward facing volunteers greetings, emergency protocol and basic directions, for ticketing, concessions and restroom wayfinding. 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