ABLE Voices Ep 100: Kerry Candeloro

We are inviting artists with disabilities to be guest hosts for the ABLE Voices podcast. Today's guest host is Jillian Raquet.Jillian Raquet is a New York City–based nonprofit arts administrator, educator, and vocalist with more than a decade of experience in the nonprofit arts and cultural sector. As an artist with low vision, Jillian is deeply committed to creating more inclusive pathways in the arts. Her work is closely connected to the Filomen M. D'Agostino Greenberg Music School, a community music school for the blind and visually impaired, where she began as a student in 2012 while studying Musical Theater at Marymount Manhattan College.  Through her work there, she collaborates with fellow artists with vision loss and is dedicated to expanding meaningful opportunities for artists of all ages and abilities. Jillian’s professional background includes positions at leading arts organizations such as TADA! Youth Theatre, Theater Development Fund, Philadelphia Theater Company, and A Class Act NY, where she developed expertise in arts education, outreach, and program development. Today, Jillian will be speaking to Kerry Candeloro.Kerry Candeloro is a disabled theater worker currently positioned as the Access Associate at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. She is also a disability consultant with Disney Theatrical Group as well as The Walt Disney Company. In early 2024, Kerry began her tenure as co-chair for the Museum, Arts, and Culture Access Consortium. She has been professionally affiliated with Moulin Rouge! The Musical, New York Theater Workshop, NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Columbia University, and the Lincoln Center Theater Director's Lab. As a disability advocate, Kerry has collaborated with various organizations to bring more visibility to the disabled community through social media. She has been a volunteer with YO! Disabled and Proud, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, a collaborator with Open Style Lab, and an ambassador with Liberare, an accessible clothing brand. Kerry is a graduate of the ADA Coordinator Training Program. Her story and work have been featured on websites like BuzzFeed, West Side Rag, and Freebird UK.Follow Kerry on Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerry_can/X: https://x.com/kerrycandeloro The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was written by Kai Levin and the ending song was written by Sebastian Batista. Kai and Sebastian are students in the Arts Education Programs at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education.For more information about our programs visit us at https://college.berklee.edu/BIAAEFollow us for more weekly updates at:Instagram: @BIAAEFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BIAAE