TAJ Productions aims to transform the experience of disability.  We do this by tailoring programs specifically to our clients' needs and by producing ground-breaking arts events.  We gratefully acknowledge the prior support of the Australian Government and Victorian Governments.  The key executives of TAJ Productions are:

Leonie Jackson BTeach (Griff) BA MA (Macq) (Email)

Leonie is the Chairman of TAJ Productions and also the Assistant Principal of the Thomas Pattison School at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children.  Leonie brings TAJ a wealth of experience in and a passion for the disability sector.  Leonie is a past President of the Management Council for the Deaf Education Network (1996-2001) and the New South Wales Association of the Deaf (1994-8).  Leonie is a prior Board member of the Deaf Society of New South Wales (1995-7) and the Australian Theatre of the Deaf (2000-2) and was a member of the NSW TAFE Disability Consultative Committee (1996-8).

Alex Jones BFA (NYU) - Tisch School of the Arts (Email)

A profoundly Deaf Auslan user, and professionally trained actor/director, Alex leads the Productions and theatrical aspects of the business.   Alex brings extensive experience in event management in the entertainment industry, education and Deaf access issues. Alex was the Festival Director for the M2005 Deaflympic Games Cultural Festival in January 2005.  For a performance bio, click here:

Other skills and experience include:

• Project management and leadership - Launched the 1st Open-Captioned Screening through Hoyts Cinema (2000); Special Events Convener with the AAD for the 13th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf (1999). Section Director for the Paralympics Closing Ceremony (2000); Program Coordinator for Adult Education Programs (2001-2).

• Content and industry knowledge - Australian Caption Centre Supertext Awards Staging Director (2000); US Captioning Campaign (1990s); Understanding of Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and access issues in Deaf and hearing-impaired communities.

• Communication, outreach and constituency-building - Well-known personality within Deaf and hearing impaired communities. Highly visible through Blue Heelers, Fireflies, Heads UP! and All Saints, and advocacy issues and community involvement. Board member of NSW Association of the Deaf (1999-2001); Sydney Deaf Festival Director (2000); NSW Deaf State Conference and Deaf Fair (2001); Education and Advocacy Co-Chair (1999).

Tony Abrahams  BCom (Hons) LLB (UNSW) MPhil (Economics) MBA (Oxon) (Email)

A Rhodes scholar, and director of TAJ Productions, Tony has led the Subscription TV captioning initiative with focus on the financial, regulatory, data management, and channel communication aspects of the project. Tony is Managing Director of Access Innovation Media, provider of captioning services to leading subscription TV channels.  Tony previously worked in management consulting (Boston Consulting Group), finance (Rubicon Partners), accounting (Andersens), legal (Mallesons) and education (UNSW, Oxford University) on a range of projects and is currently also Chairman of the UNSW Accounting Honours Alumni Network.  Tony led the taskforce that set up the world's first multidisciplinary Internet Institute, situated at Balliol College in Oxford (www.oii.ox.ac.uk) in 2001.