Ep 10: Deaf and Disabled Women on YouTube
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Today’s episode features two Deaf and disabled media makers on YouTube: Rikki Poynter and Annie Segarra. Rikki and Annie talk about the creative process and work behind creating accessible videos, finding community on YouTube, their activism, and more.
Transcript
Related Links
Annie’s Tumblr: http://annieelainey.tumblr.com/
The Future Is Accessible t-shirts for sale: https://www.bonfire.com/thefutureisaccessible/
Rikki’s website: http://www.rikkipoynter.com/
No More Craptions t-shirts for sale: https://www.bonfire.com/nomorecraptions/
About
Rikki Poynter is a 26-year-old deaf YouTuber, public speaker, and activist living in Charlotte, North Carolina. She talks about deaf awareness, accessibility (mainly closed captions), mental health, child abuse, feminism, and more. When she’s not talking about social issues, she’s talking about fun things like Pokemon and Sailor Moon.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rikkipoynter
Twitter: @rikkipoynter
Annie Segarra (aka Annie Elainey) is a Content Creator, YouTuber, Writer, Actor/Singer, Speaker, and Activist. She runs a YouTube channel called “Annie Elainey” where she produces predominantly first-person video content on a variety of topics; sharing her personal narrative as well as creative content such as music, poetry, and short films. She writes for a blog and maintains other social media under the same name.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theannieelainey
Twitter: @annieelainey
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Credits
Sarika D. Mehta, Audio Producer
Alice Wong, Writer, Producer, Interviewer
Cheryl Green, Text Transcript
Lateef McLeod, Introduction
Mike Mort, Artwork
Theme Music (used with permission of artist)
Song: “Dance Off”
Artist: Wheelchair Sports Camp
Music
“Frisco Nights” by Lobo Loco (under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License)
“Alphabet Soup” by Podington Bear (under an Attribution-NonCommercial Unported license)
“Slow Casino” by Blue Dot Sessions (under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License)
Sounds
“VOCODER countdown” by Jack_Master. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
“8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds” by sheepfilms. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
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