Ulteriori informazioni
Lauren “Lolo'' Jones provides a candid and real inside look into the life of being a person with a disability. This disability advocate embarks on the importance of visibility for the disabled community because representation matters!
Sommario
Table of Contents Introduction
Chapter 1: Nah, Not Me
Chapter 2: What’s Accessibility?
Chapter 3: F*ck It
Chapter 4: I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T
Chapter 5: This Some Bullsh*t
Chapter 6: But What About Rent?
Chapter 7: It’s Sitting Pretty Baby
Chapter 8: Auntie’s in a Movie
Chapter 9: This Sh*t Wild
Chapter 10: It’s God For Me
Chapter 11: Just Getting Started
Conclusion
About the Author
Info autore
Lauren “Lolo” Spencer is a Film Independent Spirit Award nominated actress, model, public speaker, and social media content creator. She currently stars as Jocelyn in HBO Max’s Sex Lives of College Girls executive-produced by Mindy Kaling. She has a YouTube channel titled Sitting Pretty and hosts an Instagram TV talk show titled The New Narrative where she interviews guests with varying disabilities who are creating a new narrative for the disability community through their work and how they show up in society. Her ultimate goal is to give an honest perspective of life as a disabled person dispelling myths and stereotypes of how the disability lifestyle is perceived and experienced by creating content that pushes for inclusion and representation in the entertainment and beauty industries.
Riassunto
Lauren “Lolo'' Jones provides a candid and real inside look into the life of being a person with a disability. This disability advocate embarks on the importance of visibility for the disabled community because representation matters!
Prefazione
- A Film Independent Spirit Award nominated actress for her role as Tracy Holmes in the John Cassavetes Award Winning film Give Me Liberty, which premiered both at Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals. Her performance was listed as one of the top performances of Sundance Film Festival 2019 by RogerEbert.com.
- Modeled in campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive and Zappos Adaptive
- Profiled in popular media outlets like CNN, The New Yorker, AOL, Voyage LA, Bustle, Hollywood Reporter, HuffPost, Buzzfeed and more
- Panelist at the YouTube Accessibility Summit, Los Angeles Abilities Expo, VidCon, and Cannes Lions, the world’s largest advertising conference and awards.
- Recently hosted the paralympic and Olympic
Social Media
- Followers
- YT: 14.7k
- IG: 51.1k
- FB: 40k
- Age
- 25 - 34: 38.8%
- 35 - 44: 24.8%
- 18 - 24: 14.9%
- Gender
- Top Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, London
- 5-11% Engagement rate
Mini Marketing PlanBook trailer or chapter trailers, book tour, social media/online ads and mentions, live reading Parties (via Zoom) - attendees will share a story that best relates to one of the chapters, Q&A’s, merch/swag. Influencers to endorse:
- Selma Blair: Actress, accessible fashion and MS advocate; 2.5m
- Stephanie Thomas: American disability fashion stylist, creative director, speaker, voice actor, author, and professor; 25k
- Wesley Hamilton: Consultant, public speaker, author, founder of @disabledbutnotreally; 125k
- Molly Burke: Canadian YouTube personality and motivational speaker; 2m subscribers
- Ali Stroker: Actress, singer, author, Tony winner; 63.9k
- Dru Presta: Brand Owner to @short.favor, model, designer, and fashion advocate for little people; 88.2k
- Tatiana Lee: Actress, Model, Entertainment & Media Consultant; 14.2k
- Nic Novicki: Actor, comedian and producer. TV credits include: Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos, AXS Gotham Comedy Live and Drop Dead Diva; 7k
- Judy Heumann: A lifelong civil rights advocate for people with disabilities recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community and author of Being Heumann; Ted speaker
