The PR Podcast 244. Matisse Hamel-Nelis on Accessibility and PR
Our guest is Matisse Hamel-Nelis, an award-winning communications strategist and accessibility advocate who is helping organizations rethink how they show up in the world. From websites and press releases to social media and broader communications strategy, Matisse specializes in making content not just compliant—but genuinely usable, inclusive, and impactful for everyone. She brings a rare blend of real-world PR experience, formal accessibility training, and academic insight, showing why accessibility isn’t an add-on—it’s smart, effective communication. This conversation challenges how we write, publish, and share stories, and why accessible communications are quickly becoming a professional imperative, not a nice-to-have.
The PR Podcast is a show about how the news gets made. We talk with great PR people, reporters, and communicators about how the news gets made and strategies for publicity that drive business goals. Host Jody Fisher is the founder of Jody Fisher PR and works with clients across the healthcare, higher education, financial services, real estate, entertainment, and non-profit verticals.
Matisse Hamel-Nelis
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