Elevate for Podcasters

Created to support professional disabled podcasters with the funding, mentorship, equipment, and accommodations they need to level-up their careers.

This 2023 capsule program provided the first grants specifically created for disabled, narrative fiction and non-fiction podcasters. The program offered eight (8), $12,500 grants that disabled creatives used for professional development, show marketing, equipment, accommodations, IP licensing and living expenses.

Supported by:

About

BENEFITS

Professional Development Grant

$12,500 in funding for professional development, accommodations, podcasting equipment, living expenses, etc.

Quarterly Meetings

Check-ins with the Inevitable Foundation team to provide ongoing support and feedback.

Community Building Events

Regular events for members to meet their peers and build community with other disabled creatives.

Elevate for Podcasters Winners

Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Jessie Belle Auguste

Jessie (she/her) is a podcast host and software engineer passionate about democratizing the tech industry.

Read More
Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Chad Chenail

Chad (he/him) is a freelance children's media writer and podcast producer who likes to joke that he gets to be nice for a living.

Read More
Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Bibi June

Bibi (they/them) is a poet and performance-maker whose work focuses on queerness, climate justice, and post-apocalyptic stories.

Read More
Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Sarah Kaufman & Shane Dittmar

Sarah Kaufman & Shane Dittmar (also known as They & Them) are a disabled, nonbinary musical theatre and audio drama writing team.

Read More
Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Anna Maguire

Anna (she/her) has built a fiction podcast career out of pipe cleaners, hot glue, and used computer parts. rado.

Read More
Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Sara McCrea

Sara (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based writer and audio producer from Boulder, Colorado.

Read More
Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Lou Mensah

Lou (she/her) is a British-Ghanaian audio-maker, producer, and founder of Shade Podcast, who has carved out a space all her own in audio.

Read More
Ali Abbas Ali Abbas

Ella Watts

Ella (she/her) is a multi-award winning writer, director, and producer whose body of work is an explosion of radically inclusive storytelling.

Read More