Jason Harris, Founder of Jason's Connection and Research Associate at Burton Blatt Institute, to Speak at Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival
Jason will participate in the panel discussion "Beyond Stereotypes: Creating and Incorporating Diverse Characters with Depth"
CINCINNATI, Sept. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Saturday, September 29, 2018, Jason Harris, Founder of Jason's Connection and a Research Associate at Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, will speak at the Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival at the School of Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jason will participate on a panel with other speakers, including Nancy Silberkleit, Co-CEO of Archie Comics.
The session titled "Beyond Stereotypes: Creating and Incorporating Diverse Characters with Depth" will discuss how accomplished storytellers, from comic book authors to Hollywood screenwriters, have learned to create diverse characters with depth. The session will be held at 11:30 AM in LeCube at the School of Creative and Performing Arts at 108 W. Central Parkway in Cincinnati. The Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival celebrates diversity, disability, and difference. The film festival is a universal approach to the City of Cincinnati celebrating its shared humanity, regardless of background, education, gender, ethnicity, nationality, generation, age, religious background, sexual orientation, or ability. For information and ticketing for Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival, visit https://otrfilmfest.org
In 2013, Jason Harris founded the non-profit online community Jason's Connection, an online community promoting inclusion, independence and equality of opportunity for individuals with disabilities, mental health, aging, and diverse abilities and needs (https://www.jasonsconnection.org). Since its inception, Jason's Connection has grown to be one of the largest, comprehensive, and diverse online presences run by a person with a disability. Jason also speaks nationally to groups about hidden and invisible disabilities and works to build relationships with other national disability organizations.
In 2018, Jason joined The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University (http://bbi.syr.edu). BBI reaches around the globe in its efforts to advance the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities. BBI builds on the legacy of Burton Blatt, former dean of SU's School of Education and a pioneering disability rights scholar, to better the lives of people with disabilities.
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