Leah Rachel 

As an access coordinator, Leah works one-to-one with the DDN cast and crew members during pre-production, to help them figure out their access requirements in the context of that particular production, and what support could allow them to thrive. She then supports the production team in putting those in requirements in place, and maintaining them. During the production-phase, she is then the person on the ground who handles sudden changes or unexpected access barriers (usually due to factors outside of anyone's control). 

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As an editorial consultant, Leah helps to bring disability to life in stories themselves, and give the production the confidence to put authentic disability representation on screen. She supports the creative team to integrate disability and access into the story seamlessly, authentically, and creatively. This includes everything from sensitivity-reads and script reports, to working directly with animation teams and art departments.

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As an access consultant, Leah assists producers in putting together an access budget that anticipates what access costs they should plan for (including how to budget a line for an access coordinator) and helps to explain the funding options available for the access budget. She can also explain funding for un-anticipated access costs further along in production, as well.