ABLE Voices Ep 78: Teddy Cosmo

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Briana Raucci.Briana is a Connecticut-based artist, writer, and photographer with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy. endometriosis, ADHD, and more. Over the years, Briana has self-described as a photographer, photojournalist, writer, graphic designer, UX & product designer, social media manager, artist, etc., but feels none of those titles alone fully embody the creativity she is constantly trying to express in new ways. After in-depth creative exploration, doing both full-time and freelance work for over 13 years, Briana is now freelancing full-time, utilizing all her creative abilities. Being a multi-passionate individual, this has allowed her to balance all of her creative endeavors and add a few more! Since this interview, she has begun fundraising to support her disability advocacy work. Today Briana will be speaking with Teddy Cosmo.Teddy is a New York-based singer-singer, songwriter, producer, and disability advocate with cerebral palsy. Their work blends punk, grunge, folk, and alternative rock into an emotionally raw sound that speaks directly to the experience of being disabled in an ableist world. They've been releasing music since 2017, originally under the name of The Sadsaps, and have been pushing the envelope of representation for disabled musicians since high school. Playing guitar didn't come easily, but after years of practice, Teddy developed a unique technique that works with the tremors in their hands. They're also currently a Berklee College of Music student. In addition to their vulnerable songwriting, they've been vocal online about real-world accessibility barriers in the music industry.Find Briana online at: https://www.brianaraucci.com/Read Briana's Disability & Art Blog: https://www.brianaraucci.com/blogFollow Briana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianaraucci/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianaRaucciPhotographyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianaraucci/Follow Teddy on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/teddycosmomusicThe 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