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Olivia Dickinson
Digital Olive
Consultant
Olivia has 20 years’ experience in children’s media, across Amazon, the BBC, Nickelodeon and Sky Kids. She has extensive expertise in how to challenge inequalities in childhood and education, including as a key member of the Let Toys Be Toys campaign and for the educational charity Lifting Limits. She freelances as a digital consultant, as well as offering consultancy for children’s TV and digital on how to ensure programmes and products are inclusive.
She is a member of the executive group responsible for Diversity and Inclusion at The Children’s Media Foundation, was Deputy Chair for the DfE advisory panel on apps for home learning in 2019 and she has an MA in Early Childhood Studies.
Olivia's Sessions
Get Together
Get together with fellow delegates over lunchtime in Wonder - our virtual networking space.
Inclusive Gaming
Why are video games important to so many disabled and neurodiverse young people?
Bringing Diversity to Life
Hear how top content makers are finding new ways to ensure they deliver diversity and representation to their audiences.
Inclusion & Creativity: The Manga Connection
Often misunderstood, Manga is a medium bursting with convention-breaking characters and diverse storylines. Hear mayamada co-founder Nigel Twumasi talk about his journey with manga and why it resonates with young people eager for inclusive content that relates to their lives.
Disability is not a Character Type
Rosie Jones, comedian, actor, screenwriter and children’s author shares her experience of writing authentic disabled characters, what to do and tropes to look out for.
Subverting the Mainstream
How can commercial productions play a positive role in driving diversity and inclusion within the children’s media landscape?
