Join us for a conversation surrounding the Fulton’s various accessibility services - American Sign Language Interpretation, Open Captioning, and Audio Description - and how they’ll be implemented during our season-closing production of Cats.
This event is FREE and open to all. RSVP preferred.
Light appetizers and beverages will be available to enjoy during the discussion.
PRESENTER BIOS:
Wendy Dietrich – Accessibility Consultant/Volunteer and Mom
Wendy began her 30+-year nonprofit management career at trade and professional associations, representing a wide variety of industries including higher education, manufacturing, agriculture, and management consulting. In 1993, her daughter was born prematurely, resulting in Allison’s deafness and cerebral palsy. So, Wendy switched
her professional and personal focus to working with disability nonprofit organizations.
As an executive director, a board member, and a volunteer, she applied her education and experience to lead nonprofits that assist children and adults with special needs and their families. Highlights of this career chapter include directing a federally funded healthcare policy grant, establishing an adaptive recreational program, and advising state government on early childhood intervention services. After many years of big-city living out West, Wendy decided to return home to Lancaster in 2019 and began seeking opportunities to make a difference in the local community. Impressed by the Fulton Theatre’s commitment to making theater available for all, she offered to help with the organization’s accessibility programming.
Wendy is a graduate of Georgetown University (B.S. Foreign Service) and Santa Clara University (MBA). She completed additional graduate coursework at Tufts University (Developing Healthy Communities) and Michigan State University (Program Evaluation). She has two young adult children and lives in downtown Lancaster.
Elizabeth Setley (Beth) - CI/CT, Ed:K-12, AOPC,CHI, Director of Interpreting Services at Keystone Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services in Wyomissing, PA
Beth has been a professional interpreter for thirty five years She is Nationally Certified through Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. She also holds Certificates in Healthcare and Legal Interpreting. However, Beth’s first love is live theater interpreting. She has interpreted at Fulton for over fifteen years. She has interpreted at DeSales University, PA Shakespeare Festival, Ursinus College, People’s Light Theater and Genesius Theater in Reading, PA. Beth is thankful for the Fulton’s commitment to fully accessible live theater, and she is excited to help spread the message in the wider community.
Mark Tinkey - Audio Describer
Mark provided Audio Description services for this season’s production of Beautiful, and has also been part of our Sensory-Friendly program in the past. Mark is currently in Alice in Wonderland, and has been seen earlier this season in A Christmas Carol and Beautiful. Other regional credits include Anything Goes, Joseph...Dreamcoat, Ah, Wilderness!, All My Sons, Beauty and the Beast, and the world premiere of FBI Girl. Proud member of AEA. Thanks to Mama and his pup, Emmett.
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