Diversability Unplugged: Celebrating Disabled Creatives

​100% of ticket proceeds will be donated to fire relief efforts supporting disabled people.

​Diversability, in partnership with the Aerie Real Foundation™ and Growth Club, is hosting a dynamic event celebrating Creative voices in LA.

​Centered around Disability and Creativity, this event will feature:

• ​A panel of exceptional creatives including

  • ​Jillian Mercado (Actress, Model & Activist)

  • ​Marisa Hamamoto (Founder, CEO, Artistic Director, Infinite Flow Dance)

  • ​Stephanie Nogueras (Actor, Mentor & Founder of Pepita Productions)

  • ​Moderator: Lauren Freedman (Chronic Illness, Autoimmune, & Mystery Symptom Coach; Patient Advocate & Speaker)

• ​Interactive conversations designed to spark creativity and connection.

• ​Light refreshments.

​Photography by Lynora Valdez (@hasselbroad).

​Gift bags include goodies from disability-owned and woman-owned brands: Candy's Kloset, Cee Cee's Closet NYC, Erleia, Even Adaptive, Hoorf! Podcast, PictureThisPasadena, ReLeafpack, Solobo, Tree Art, a hardcover copy of Tiffany Yu's book The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, and more.

​Agenda:

• ​6:00pm PT - arrivals

• ​6:15pm PT - moderated discussion with disabled creatives

• ​7:00pm PT - audience conversation

• ​7:30pm PT - mingling to close at 8:00pm PT

​ACCESSIBILITY

​ASL interpreters provided.

​CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) provided for the panel.

​Venue is wheelchair-accessible. We will have limited seating available at the venue with up to 30 chairs.

​Masks are encouraged and will be available upon registration.

​If you have additional access requirements, please email Carly at growthclubla@gmail.com.

​PARKING

​Parking lot off of Duquesne, which includes accessible parking spaces. Additional general parking is available on the street and in the Watseka parking garage.

​Diversability is a community business on a mission to elevate disability pride, advance disability leadership, and build disability power.