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Why 3Play Is Better Than Other Transcription Jobs

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May 19, 2024

Wondering if you should apply to work as a 3Play transcriptionist?

3Play’s benefits, pay, and growth opportunities are unparalleled to other transcription jobs – just ask our current transcriptionists!

If you are on the fence about applying, keep reading to uncover why this could be your perfect side hustle.

On average, we pay our contractors three to four times more than other transcription companies.

We believe strongly in treating our contractors ethically and paying them fairly – often three to four times more than other transcription services.

3Play Media transcriptionists are paid weekly for work completed during the previous week. Pay rates are based on the length, deadline, and difficulty of the file. Contractors set their own schedules and are able to claim the jobs they want to work on at any given time.

3Play Media Transcriptionists can unlock new job types as they become stronger transcriptionists.

Outside of the task of transcript editing, we have many other tasks and opportunities for contractors to earn more money with 3Play over time, including:

• Quality Assurance: responsible for reviewing files after the editor finishes them.
• Auditing: conducts random audits of files to ensure quality.
• Audio Description: translates the visual information in a video into description.
• Live Professional Captioning: captions live content in real-time.
• Translator: translates video and audio content into a target language.

As we continue to innovate and introduce new service offerings, contractors will have even more income streams to choose from.

If you’re multilingual, you can become a translator.

Play a vital part in helping organizations bridge the language gap with their global audiences. Freelance linguist take English-language audio and video content and translate into various target languages for global distribution. Online translation jobs offer a unique opportunity to translate exciting content from the comfort of your home.

We have the best editing interface, according to our experienced transcriptionists.

When it comes to transcription jobs, the editing platform matters. At 3Play, we’ve built a proprietary editing platform designed to maximize efficiency for our editors.

Editors receive a time-coded, automatically generated transcript for every video and audio file on the 3Play marketplace – so you never have to start from scratch! Our easy-to-use platform allows editors to personalize their settings and set shortcuts. Editors can also favorite projects to make it easy to find their preferred files.

Furthermore, we are constantly adding new features based on user feedback.

Our video and audio quality is also unmatched by other transcription jobs.

If you ask any of our transcriptionists they will tell you that our marketplace is full of high-quality files to transcribe. Veteran transcriptionists confess that poor-quality files can cause major headaches. Luckily, at 3Play, we work with some of the biggest content creators in the world, which means our marketplace is full of files in excellent condition.

Our Contractor Operations Team is directly available to assist all transcriptionists.

We have a team dedicated to supporting and improving the contractor experience. Our awesome team is directly available to assist all transcriptionists with any questions or issues that may arise.

The operations team works closely with contractors and actively listens to feedback from existing contractors. Additionally, the team hosts monthly webinars where transcriptionists can ask questions and hear about any updates.

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Stars with Vision Loss: Celebrities Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

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November 2, 2023

Woke Up Blind, Now I’m Here. Disability Culture with Lachi [Free Webinar]

According to the World Health Organization, at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a near or distance vision impairment. In the United States, over 7 million Americans have vision loss or blindness, according to a study by the CDC. Statistically, this means there are quite a few blind celebrities. Here are a few famous people who are blind or have low vision:

Lachi

Lachi is a singer-songwriter, touring performer, producer, actress, author, disability advocate, and cultural activist. As a blind performer, Lachi speaks and performs regularly at Disability Pride events and promotes disability representation and inclusion in media. She has worked closely with the organization Divas with Disabilities. In 2020, the New York Times listed Lachi in an article on 28 ways to learn about disability culture. Lachi has established herself as a disability advocate in the music industry, and has spoken and performed at the White House, the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and the BBC. Additionally, Lachi founded Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD), which partnered with the Recording Academy to help make the Grammy Awards more accessible through sign language interpreters, live captioning, audio description, and ramps on the red carpet.

Stevie Wonder

Singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer Stevie Wonder is one of the most well known blind celebrities in the world. Wonder was born six weeks premature, which resulted in retinopathy of prematurity, a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach, causing blindness.

Andrea Bocelli

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli was born with congenital glaucoma. At age 12, he experienced a brain hemorrhage from a soccer accident and became completely blind in both eyes. In interviews, Bocelli has spoken about the comforting role music played during his childhood. “When I was five, my mother discovered that the only way to comfort me with my glaucoma was to play classical music on the record player,” he said.

 Stars with Hearing Loss: 10 Celebrities Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing  

Raul Midón

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and engineer Raul Midón and his twin brother Marco became blind as infants after spending time in an incubator without adequate eye protection. “A good thing about being blind,” Midón said, “is that you literally imagine the world all the time. There’s no other way.” Midon has stated that his blindness is an integral part of who is as an artist and a human being. Midón even has an album titled Bad Ass and Blind.

Bono

Irish singer-songwriter, activist, and philanthropist Bono, lead vocalist of the band U2, has lived with glaucoma since the 1990s. Known for his signature sunglasses, Bono shared in a 2005 Rolling Stone interview that “[I have] very sensitive eyes to light. If somebody takes my photograph, I will see the flash for the rest of the day. My right eye swells up. I’ve a blockage there, so that my eyes go red a lot. So it’s part vanity, it’s part privacy and part sensitivity.

Brittany Howard

Musician Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes was born with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer that caused partial blindness in her left eye. Her sister Jaime died from the same condition when Howard was eight, and in 2019, Howard released her debut solo album, Jaime, dedicated to her sister.

Mila Kunis

In 2011, actress Mila Kunis shared that she was “blind in one eye for many years, and nobody knew.” Though Kunis is no longer blind following corrective surgery, she experienced chronic iritis, an inflammation of the iris, for years. As a result, she experienced low vision and developed a cataract. Kunis also has heterochromia iridum, a condition in which the irises are different colors.

Learn more about disability culture and blindness in Lachi’s presentation “Woke Up Blind, Now I’m Here.”

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Celebrating Black History Month: Deaf Culture and Black ASL

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February 18, 2021

Every year in February during Black History Month we celebrate the work and legacy of prominent Black leaders who’ve paved a way for racial equity and inclusion in the United States. It’s also a time when people celebrate Black culture and history including music, art, literature, etc. 

Within the larger Black American community, there are a plethora of diverse groups and experiences. One of these groups is the Black deaf community, who have their own unique culture and language.  

In this post, we’ll highlight the history of Black Deaf culture in America, Black American Sign Language (ASL), and the importance of its legacy beyond Black History Month. 

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The Origins of Black ASL 

Sign language is a form of communication that is mostly made up of signs with the hands and other body movements, including facial expressions and postures of the body. Depending on where you are in the world, sign language can vary. 

For example, in the United States, most Deaf people use American Sign Language to communicate. However, in Nicaragua, Deaf people use Nicaraguan Sign Language (NSL). Just because both an American and Nicaraguan use sign language, it doesn’t mean that they can understand each other. Each language has its nuances, grammar, and complexities – just like any other spoken language. 

ASL is not a universal language, even within the United States. Various groups of Deaf people sign differently depending on their race and where they are in the country. That’s where Black ASL comes in. 

During American slavery, there weren’t any established schools for Black children – deaf or hearing. After the Civil War and abolition of slavery, Black people began to open their own schools since they weren’t allowed to attend schools with white students. 

Even deaf children, regardless of race, attended different schools than their hearing counterparts. That meant Black deaf children had to attend schools specifically created for their race and disability. 

It was during this period of segregation that Black Deaf communities had to use different means of language socialization to communicate. 

Because Black and White’s deaf students socialized in different environments, their sign languages were different, too.  

Black ASL was more in line with the traditional version of ASL, like using two hands when signing. Some of the major differences of Black ASL are that it uses more facial expressions and personality. Many Black ASL signers say that it allows them to showcase more of their “attitude” and “persona” compared to ASL. You’ll also see that Black ASL uses more signing space as well. 

According to Nakia Smith (highlighted in the video above), she says that the biggest difference between Black ASL and ASL is that Black ASL “got seasoning”. It’s very similar to what we, in the hearing world, call Ebonics or African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). It’s a complete language with its own terms and nuances that are more commonly used in the Black community. 

However, just like AAVE, Black ASL changes depending on where you live in the U.S. For example, someone in New York will sign completely differently from someone who lives in Texas. 

There’s a myth that Black ASL is not as “good” or “formal” as ASL, but that is the furthest thing from the truth. 

In many academic settings, Black deaf students feel the need to code-switch, “the practice of shifting the languages you use or the way you express yourself in your conversations”, in order to fit in with their white counterparts. The truth is, Black ASL represents the richness of culture, history, and pride of the Black Deaf community.  

Black Deaf Culture in the Digital Age

In the past year, we’ve had more conversations around race and equity as a global society. Movements like Black Lives Matter have spearheaded conversations on the importance of the overall wellbeing of Black communities across the globe. 

When thinking about what it means to be Black, many people mistakenly believe that it’s a monolith and that every Black person has the same experience; however, it’s more nuanced than that. When we start to add in other identities like womxn, disabled, LGBTQIA, etc., or even geographical and socioeconomic statuses, it changes the experience. 

Since starting her TikTok account in April of 2020, Nakia Smith, also known as Charmay, went viral for a series of videos teaching people about Black ASL. 

Her popular videos shed light on an aspect of Black culture that isn’t always represented in mainstream media – the intersection of being both Black and deaf. 

Now that our world is relying more on technology to stay connected, many people in the Black Deaf community are using this opportunity to highlight their culture, language, and the importance of its preservation. 

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This Black History Month we encourage you to take the time to celebrate the number of Black Deaf people and organizations who are spotlighting the Black Deaf culture! Check out the following resources:

Groups and Organizations:

• • National Black Deaf Advocates 
  • Black Deaf Progressive Movement
  • Black American Sign Language
  • Transformative Deaf Education 

Black Deaf Influencers and Creators: 

• Nakia Smith, Viral Deaf TikToker
• Aaron Pagan, Account Manager for Purple Communications and Deaf Activist
• Matt Maxey, DEAFinitetly Dope, ASL Interpreter and Deaf Activist

Books Highlighting Black Deaf People and Culture:

• Sounds Like Home: Growing up Black and Deaf in the South by Mary Herring Wright
• The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure by Carolyn McCaskill 
• Black Deaf Lives Matter: A Fun Coloring & Activity Book by Lissa D. Ramirez-Stapleton and Shawn Richardson
• God Knows His Name: The True Story of John Doe No. 24 by Mr. David Bakke and Mary Chapin Carpenter

Further Learning: 

1. Gallaudet University Press: The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL  
2. The Language & Life Project: Signing Black in America 
3. RIT National Institute for the Deaf Presents: Black ASL: History, Culture, and Language 

About the author

Elisa Lewis

Elisa Lewis is a Senior Marketing Manager at 3Play Media, where she leads content and brand strategy. She is passionate about accessibility, storytelling, and building connections through communication.

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Disability In the Media: TV Shows Featuring Disabled People

Jaclyn Lazzari

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January 13, 2021

Representation matters. Disability in the media matters.

According to PBS, “Portrayals of [marginalized people] in the media not only affect how others see them, but it affects how they see themselves.”

People with disabilities have yet to reach proportional representation on screen. More often than not, show producers seem to miss the mark on writing and casting disabled characters. Perhaps the storyline adheres to incorrect stereotypes and offensive tropes, or the show casts non-disabled people to portray disabled characters. In either case, it’s a form of ableism, “the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior.” Show makers must veer away from upholding ableism in media, as it’s not an adequate or appropriate representation for disabled individuals.

In this blog post, we’re highlighting shows that recognized the importance of disability in the media and cast actors with disabilities to play characters with disabilities.

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is an American documentary film that won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival premiere.

The film follows Larry Allison, Judith Heumann, James LeBrecht, Denise Sherer Jacobson, and Stephen Hofmann, a group of Camp Jened campers. Camp Janed was based in upstate New York and described as a “loose, free-spirited camp designed for teens with disabilities.”

The viewer is given a glimpse into the teen group’s journey to becoming activists for the 1970s disability rights movement and fight for accessibility legislation.

Watch a story of activism and advocacy unfold in Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, available to stream on Netflix.

Deaf U

Deaf U is a Netflix reality docu-series that follows a group of deaf and hard of hearing students at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. One of the series executive producers is Nyle DiMarco, a deaf activist, model, and actor, advocates for disability in the media and wanted to show various deaf experiences. His goal was “to show deaf people as humans, from all walks of life.”

The show introduces cast members Cheyenna Clearbrook, Rodney Burford, Tessa Lewis, Alexa Paulay-Simmons, Renate Rose, Daequan Taylor, and Dalton Taylor – each with different backgrounds, experiences, and stories to tell.

Overall, Deaf U offers much to both hearing and deaf individuals and provides a unique viewing experience. One must rely heavily on the captions and subtitles if they don’t know ASL (a usual experience for deaf and hard of hearing people).

Meet the Gallaudet University students in Deaf U, available to stream on Netflix.

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay is a comedy series about Nicholas, a twenty-something Australian who suddenly becomes legal guardian to his two American teen half-sisters after their father’s death.

Kayla Cromer plays the character of Matilda, Nicholas’ autistic half-sister. Cromer herself is autistic, and in an interview with Teen Vogue, her “heart stopped” when she saw the show was seeking to cast an actress with autism for the role. She said, “After reading the pilot script, I instantly fell in love with Matilda.” Notably, Kromer is one of the first autistic actors to play the role of someone who is autistic, a significant milestone for the representation of disability in the media.

The writers for Everything’s Gonna Be Okay asked Cromer to share her own stories so that the story and character were authentic to her own experiences as someone who is autistic.

Watch Kayla Cromer’s dynamic performance in Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, available to stream on Freeform, Hulu, and other streaming platforms.

The Healing Powers of Dude

The Healing Powers of Dude is a comedy series on Netflix about a young boy with a social anxiety disorder who gets an emotional support dog, Dude, for support.

Sophie Kim plays Amara’s character, who Kim describes as a “theater nerd” who is “bold, witty, and chill.” Kim also loves writing, art, and singing show tunes to express emotions. The show features her singing and musical theater talents.

Sophie Kim expresses the importance of seeing disability in the media. Kim was born with congenital muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair to navigate.

Meet the intelligent and fearless Amara, played by Sophie Kim, in The Healing Powers of Dude, streaming on Netflix.

The Politician

The Politician is a comedy series on Netflix that follows upper-class Santa Barbaran, Payton Hobart, in several of his political races, including a run for high school class president and New York State Senator. Payton’s ultimate goal is to become the President of the United States one day, and his group of closest friends and political advisors will do anything to help him.

One of the series recurring characters, Andrew Cashman, is a former classmate of Payton’s with cerebral palsy who helps him run in the New York State Senate race. Andrew Cashman, played by Ryan Haddad, who has cerebral palsy, is a cunning and charismatic character with the primary goal of impressing his high school crush, Infinity Jackson.

Catch Ryan Haddad’s performance in The Politician, available to stream on Netflix.

Sex Education

Sex Education is a British comedy-drama series about a socially awkward teenage boy and friends who set up an underground sex therapy clinic at their high school. The series is authentic, hilarious, and relatable, doing its best to depict the unchartered territory many high school students struggle to navigate, including relationships, identity, home-life, and mental health.

In season two, the audience meets Isaac, a disabled teenage boy. Isaac, who uses a wheelchair, is a troublemaker with a massive crush on one of the series main characters, Maeve. Isaac’s character is played by George Robinson, who developed tetraplegia a few years ago after a rugby accident. With just a few appearances in Season 2 of the series, we’ll hopefully get to see more of Isaac’s storyline in Season 3, set to release in late 2021.

Binge the first two seasons and get to know Isaac in Sex Education, streaming now on Netflix.

When one sees a person on screen who looks like them or has had similar life experiences, it can make a lasting impact.

These movies and television series took steps to accurately represent disability in the media by hiring actors with disabilities and avoiding harmful tropes and stereotypes. Many of the shows recognized their lack of knowledge in the space and consulted with the disabled actors when writing for their characters. This created a space for a realistic and authentic portrayal of a person with a disability, rather than one fabricated by non-disabled people.

As the saying goes, “Nothing about us without us.” The phrase, used by disability activists and advocates, rings true in the media and our society as a whole.

Image Sources (in order of appearance)

1. Crip Camp Official Release Poster (Netflix, 2020)
2. Deaf U (Netflix, 2020)
3. Kayla Cromer (Teen Vogue, 2020)
4. Sophie Kim (Netflix, 2020)
5. Ryan Haddad (Netflix, 2020)
6. George Robinson (Netflix, 2020)

About the author

Jaclyn Lazzari

Jaclyn is a marketing professional at 3Play Media with 7+ years in the video accessibility space. When she’s not at work, she’s exploring coastal New England, baking with seasonal ingredients, or enjoying football Sundays with her family.

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Gift Guide: Support Disability-Owned Business, Accessibility, & Inclusion

Jaclyn Lazzari

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December 9, 2020

The holidays are a time when many people enjoy gifting thoughtful items to their loved ones. This gift guide highlights several disability-owned business and features accessibility- and inclusion-focused products.

This holiday (and year-round) gift guide features gifts for everyone in your life, from cookie gift packages to inclusive greeting cards to advocate apparel and accessories.

For the Foodie

Collettey’s Cookies

Collette Divitto, who has Down syndrome, turned her passion for baking into a business. She founded Collettey’s to share her delicious cookie recipes (check out the “Amazing cookie”) and help create jobs for people with disabilities. Colette’s cookies are sure to spread some joy this holiday season with a cookie line-up from peanut butter to chocolate chip to oatmeal raisin. Collettey’s also sells gift packages with all the goodies.

Give the gift of yum to the dear foodies in your life. Collettey’s Signature Gift package includes a dozen delicious cookies, a mug to dunk the cookies in, and a story card right from the founder, Colette.

For the Book Worm

All She Wrote Books

All She Wrote Books is a book store that amplifies underrepresented voices through its thoughtfully curated selection of books spanning across all genres. Founded by Christina Pascucci Ciampa, All She Wrote aims to showcase books that speak to those who may often feel unrepresented in bookstores, like people with disabilities.

All She Wrote has a collection of books written by and for people with disabilities. Among the collection is Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig, disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty.

“Sitting Pretty offers an honest look at disability and its effects on identity, love, money, and self-worth. Writing about the rhythms and textures of what it means to live in a body that doesn’t fit, Rebekah reflects on everything from the complications of kindness and charity, living both independently and dependently, experiencing intimacy, and the false idea of ‘ableism.’”

For Lovers of Art and Design

SixDotCo

SixDotCo is an Etsy shop that makes beautiful, handmade Braille greeting cards with watercolor illustrations. The shop’s tagline “What Words Feel Like,” indicates its mission to make accessible greeting cards for those who rely on Braille.

The cards are tactile and visually appealing. One reviewer said, “Loved getting to send my blind grandfather a ‘get well soon’ card that he could read on his own.” Another reviewer remarked, “What a beautiful way to make the world a little more inclusive…I was finally able to send a congratulations card that my friend could read.”

In a year where many of us are apart, send the gift of a hug with a warm greeting card.

Looking to send inclusive holiday and greeting cards to your loved ones? Go on – send a warm hug in the form of a greeting card.

Raine Collective

Brooke Sipek is the owner and founder of Raine Collective, which is based in Austin, Texas. Brooke is a Deaf artist and explains that the goal of the shop is to create a collective of Deaf women makers specializing in accessories and gifts.

Raine Collective features handmade geometric earrings, party supplies, and seasonal ornaments.

These glossy, geometric earrings will delight artsy folks looking to add an element of design to their outfit of the day.

For the Fierce Advocate

Advocate Like a Warrior

Advocate Like a Warrior is an online shop that sells apparel, homeware, and accessories that all sport the same message: Advocate like a warrior. The shop is run by Multiple Sclerosis warrior and advocate Jenna Green, who is an outspoken advocate for people with chronic and invisible illnesses.

A great gift for advocates, the Advocate Like a Warrior tote is useful for any outing and occasion.

Girls Chronically Rock

Keisha Greaves is a motivational speaker, the founder of Girls Chronically Rock, and the Massachusetts State Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Girls Chronically Rock offers inspired fashion celebrating Muscular Dystrophy and other chronic illnesses.

Girls Chronically Rock features accessories and t-shirts in multiple collections, including a Rare Disease collection, a Black Lives Matter Collection, and protective face masks.

This “Girls Chronically Rock” t-shirt supports Rare Diseases, defined as a condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people.

For the Style-Savvy

Two Blind Brothers

Bryan and Bradford Manning, two brothers with Stargardt’s disease, founded Two Blind Brothers to help give back to the blind community. Two Blind Brothers makes super soft, comfy clothing, and 100% of the profits go to Foundation Fighting Blindness. The company also employs blind people through organizations like Industries for the Blind.

From December 1st through December 20th, Two Blind Brothers has a “Shop Blind” event, in which you can make a purchase and receive a mystery item. Don’t worry, Two Blind Brothers guarantee you’ll love what you get. You can also shop their full collection if you prefer.

This super-soft NY Skyline Graphic Crewneck has raised Braille accents on a NY skyline, a braille “tag” with the word “feel” in Braille, and the shirt’s color in Braille on the hemline, all to create a functional and stylish piece.

RoseBYANDER

Alexis Ander Kashar, a Deaf civil rights attorney and entrepreneur, launched RoseBYANDER. In Ander Kashar’s career, she advocated for a more accessible society and learned the power of human connection through meaningful conversations. She discovered that jewelry could look good and spark connections in which people share their experiences and learn more about one another.

RoseBYANDER signature Love Sign Pendant Necklace depicts the sign language symbol for “I love you.” The necklace represents a universal meaning of love that one can wear as a symbol of love, advocacy, and community.

The mini pendant necklace is a small yet mighty accent to any attire.

For the Self-Care Obsessive

Hotsy Totsy Haus

Hotsy Totsy Haus is a luxury bath and body brand with the catchphrase “Unapologetically Extra.” Christi Leonardi, a deaf single mother and Anthropology graduate, founded Hotsy Totsy Haus in 2014. Hotsy Totsy Haus has the perfect gifts for those who enjoy a luxurious self-care moment, from creamy body butter to mesmerizing bath bombs.

Give the gift of self-care. The recipient of the Moonstruck Amethyst Cluster Bath Bomb Brick will be enchanted by this luscious vegan milk bath bomb as it melts. They’ll be struck with scents of sandalwood, black tea, and fresh-cut roses and surprised by rose, jasmine, and gomphrena buds.

 

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 Do you know of any other disability-owned businesses or accessibility- and inclusion-focused gifts? We would love to hear from you! Share them with us in the comments section below. 

About the author

Jaclyn Lazzari

Jaclyn is a marketing professional at 3Play Media with 7+ years in the video accessibility space. When she’s not at work, she’s exploring coastal New England, baking with seasonal ingredients, or enjoying football Sundays with her family.

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