Meet the Canadian Jewish performer pushing for people with disabilities to take centre stage

Ophira Calof is having a busy month. The 28-year-old Toronto-based actor, writer and curator will be judging entries for AccessCBC, the CBC’s new access project for filmmakers with disabilities; she's picking films and handling programming for the annual ReelAbilities film festival, screening at the Miles Nadal JCC; and she is, as always, advocating for the arts world to make room for creatives like her who have physical, mental or other disabilities. To kick off Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month, Calof joins to discuss how Jewish institutions can become more aware of the realities faced by Jews who live with disabilities every day, and why she purposely chose to reclaim the word "crip" by naming her consulting company #CriptheScript. What we talked about: To register for "An evening with Ophira Calof", visit kehillatbethisrael.com Watch Ophira Calof perform Me and My Wheelchair on YouTube Read about the CBC initiative at cbc.ca Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Victoria Redden is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network; find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca.