Creating Accessible Spaces with Marisa Rinchiuso

Nicole is joined by fellow Carnegie Mellon alum Marisa Rinchiuso (and her dog Remy) to dish all the (not so hot) Emmy Awards goss, dig into the intersections of disability and womanhood, and discuss the connection between inhumane working conditions and ableism. 

Other topics include: going on a Disabled Rage Rampage™️, progressive disabilities in the workplace, building for the future, accessible hills in “Crippletopia,” and the alleged disability icon: Eeyore. 

Marisa Rinchiuso is a disabled project manager currently working in concert touring and automation. A native Texan, she currently lives and works in Lititz, PA. 

Find Marisa online! 
Insta: @project.managed 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-r-905b27bb/ 

Awards Show Articles: 

Hollywood Reporter - written before the Emmys: 
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-2021-stage-ramp-ada-compliant-1235015798/ 

Variety Magazine - written after the Emmys: 
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/james-lebrecht-cbs-emmys-disability-rights-education-defense-fund-tv-academy-1235068587/ 

2021 Oscars - first year with a ramp: 
https://www.today.com/popculture/oscars-stage-had-ramp-first-time-ever-t216300 

Ali Stroker and the 2019 Tony Awards: 
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/opinions/ali-stroker-tonys-win-accessibility-disability-blake/index.html 


Episode Transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1751649/10119062 

Produced by Scott MacDonald 
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz 
https://breakalegpod.buzzsprout.com/ 

Chapters

• 0:00 Introductions
• 1:10 Spilling the Disabili-Tea
• 9:44 Interview with Marisa
• 15:46 Marisa's Career
• 21:13 Ableism in the Industry
• 30:01 SM to TD
• 32:11 Progressive Disabilities and Accommodations
• 42:00 Disability, Identity, and Talking to Strangers
• 1:01:34 The Future
• 1:03:35 Plugs