GUEST BIO

Cassidy Dimon (she/they) is the Executive Director of FWD-Doc a global, intersectional community of over 1300 disabled creators and allies working in media to build a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable entertainment industry. They are the founder of the Film Event Accessibility Working Group (FEAW), a collective that harnesses the collaborative power of event professionals to help film exhibitors across the country develop and execute accessible film events. She is one of the creators of the groundbreaking accessibility tool, the Film Event Accessibility Scorecard, and co-author of the Accessibility Scorecard Impact Report released in June 2024. Cassidy was recently selected as one of ten Leaders for a New Chicago 2024 by the Field and MacArthur Foundations.