Journeys: Season 4, Episode 13 – Richard Rieman

In this episode, we talk with The Audiobook Wizard Richard Rieman about how he advocates for #accessibility and #inclusion by creating children's illustrated audiobooks! #disability #m4gAdvocacyMedia #advocacy #Journeys #podcast #interview #audiobooks #community #accessibility #inclusion #nonprofit #DCMP #TheAudiobookWizard #glaucoma #ADHD #author #narrator #DEI #blind #BlindAndLowVision00:00 Intro 02:30 Richard's Journey 13:40 Audio Descriptions, Sign Language & Captions in E-Books (A Before And After) 20:35 Being Able To Empathize 24:47 Misinterpreting Why Accessibility Is Important 29:33 Illustrated Audiobooks & Library Of Congress 35:56 Recognizing Invisible Challenges 38:36 Finding Resources 41:10 Winnie The Pooh Voice Actors & Engineers 49:49 The Accessible Wonderful Wizard Of Oz 53:47 Illustrated Storybooks by DCMP (The Described And Captioned Media Program) 56:10 Downloadable Braille 1:00:32 Richard's Other Upcoming Projects 1:03:41 Normalizing And Appreciating Differences 1:10:29 Courses On Making Your Book Inclusive 1:12:40 Richard's Websites And Contact Info ___ LINKS Imagination Storybooks - https://ImaginationStorybooks.org/ Described and Captioned Media Program - https://Dcmp.org/ Richard's Website - https://www.TheAudiobookWizard.com/ Winnie the Pooh - The Accessible Version - https://www.Audible.com/pd/Winnie-the-Pooh-Audiobook/B0BT12X186 The Accessible Wonderful Wizard of Oz - https://Youtu.be/LbPkzKS8lIk?si=j_VBW8CaUEaGUgQd Richard's Facebook Page - https://www.Facebook.com/AudiobookWizard Richard's LinkedIn - https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/richardrieman/ Illustrated Audiobooks with the Audiobook Wizard (Richard's Podcast) - https://Podcasters.Spotify.com/pod/show/audiobookwizard The Author’s Guide to Audiobook Creation - https://www.amazon.com/Authors-Guide-AudioBook-Creation/dp/0997100206 Get Braille - https://GetBraille.com The Day The Clouds Went Away - https://www.amazon.com/Clouds-Went-Away-Tales-Princessdom/dp/1639390049/ ___ COLLABORATIONS & WAYS YOU CAN HELP: At M4G Advocacy Media, we are proud to be global advisors of Billion Strong (https://billion-strong.org) who are connecting and empowering the global community of over 1.3 billion people with disabilities! #WeAreBillionStrong #BillionStrong #BillionStrongGlobalAdvisors #BillionStrongPartners #AXSChat #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityConfident ___ We take accessibility seriously at M4G! Our accessibility partner is accessiBe. If you're looking to make your website more accessible (and really you should!), check them out at https://accessiBe.com @accesiBe ___ Check out our website: https://www.m4gadvocacymedia.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/m4gadvocacymedia Join our Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/m4gadvocacymedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m4gadvocacymedia Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@m4gadvocacymedia Pick up some merchandise on our online store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/m4g-advocacy-media/ Be an ally also by understanding and supporting us, as we support the disability community: https://givesendgo.com/G9E6T Additionally, you can help by buying us a coffee or tea: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/m4gkrysandmark WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, THANK YOU! TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE AN INCLUSIVE WORLD FOR HUMANITY ❤️