A Conversation with Tobias Forrest - Actor, Advocate, and Accessible Media Expert

Disability Empowerment Now

Apr 28 2024 | 00:57:34

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Show Notes

Tobias Forrest is a performer with a disability with a background in accessible consulting and MS in psychology. He won the Christopher Reeve Acting Award for the film ”Daruma” and has credits including “The Academy Awards”, “Media Access Awards”, ”Law & Order: Organized Crime”, “How To Get Away With Murder”, “Queen Sugar” and many others. He has also done voiceover for animation as well as audio description for TV, narration for audiobooks and been the MC for nonprofit events. Disability Empowerment Now is produced by Pascal Albright.

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