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Based in Canada, we work with performers and schools to make the arts more accessible to all.
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the workshop facilitator Gaitrie Persaud-Killings, a Tkaronto-Guyanese, Deaf music performer and IBPOC/QIBPOC activist.

More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Info and registration: musiccollectiveaccess.com.
Music and Collective Access – Symposium 2026
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February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Stefan Sunandan Honisch, Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film, and Scholar-In-Residence at St. John’s College, at the University of British Columbia.
Text reads: Music and Collective Access 2026 Meet the organizers. Stefan Sunandan Honisch. Photo credit Jane Wong. Picture of a white man with glasses, wearing a blue shirt and a scarf, playing the piano, sitting in his wheelchair. Read more button. URL address www.musiccollectiveaccess.com.
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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The new website of the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, co-organized by UBC and ArtsAbly, has been launched. The program of the symposium is now published. The event is free but registration is mandatory. Visit www.musiccollectiveaccess.com for more information.
Homepage of the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026 website. The logo gives the title of the symposium in dark blue font. A picture of the venue, a building with a black roof and a circular window, and a square orange clock tower on the left side with Chinese characters.
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Check out the episode 55 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with Eric Whitmer, a third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Michigan.

Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-55-a...

#ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility #DisabilityArts
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January 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Eric Whitmer @ewhitmer.bsky.social, a third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Michigan.

Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Check out the episode 54 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with Robyn Rennie, a visual artist living in New Brunswick in Canada.

Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-54-a...

#ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility #DisabilityArts #AccessibleArts #InConversationWith
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January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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The Disability Screen Office recently launched the Industry Resource Hub, a brand-new, free platform to help make Canada’s screen industry more accessible and inclusive.

The link to DSO’s hub is available here: www.dso-orphe.ca/en/industry-...

#ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility
The home page of the Disability Screen Office's Industry Resource Hub homepage appears, with a text that says Industry Resource Hub. The background colour is blue, with a white newspaper emoji at the top next to the text "Disability Arts & Culture."
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Robyn Rennie, a visual artist living in New Brunswick in Canada.

Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation. The podcast episode will be published on Friday.
The ArtsAbly logo is featured with a text saying "ArtsAbly in Conversation with Robyn Rennie, Episode 54 will be posted on Friday. Resources already available on artsably.com." A photo of Robyn appears, a white woman with medium-length black hair and black glasses, wearing a black top. Her head is slightly turned to the right.
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Check out the episode 53 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with seeley quest, a trans disabled environmentalist, arts and equity educator, living in Toronto in Canada.

Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-53-a...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed seeley quest, a trans disabled environmentalist, arts and equity educator, living in Toronto in Canada.

Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation.
The ArtsAbly logo is featured with a text saying "ArtsAbly in Conversation with seeley quest, Episode 53 will be posted on Friday. Resources already available on artsably.com." A photo of seeley appears, a white androgynous trans person with short brown and silver hair and a light moustache, wearing a green scarf over a black top, and smiling at the camera.
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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The ArtsAbly team wishes you a Happy New Year 2026! We are back to the office with a new series of podcast episode. This week's guest will be announced tomorrow. Stay tuned!
The text Happy New Year in yellow and 2026 in blue on a white background. Logo of ArtsAbly at the bottom, a triangle with red, green and yellow sides with he text ArtsAbly in black.
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Our latest newsletter, "ArtsAbly's Bulletin," starts with an open conversation article about accessibility for singers in choirs. You will also discover five 2025 highlights, and some news about the upcoming Music and Collective Access symposium in February 2026.

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December 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Only five days left before the submission deadline of the Call for Papers for the Music and Collective Access Symposium. Don't forget to submit your abstract, and don't hesitate to share the call for papers: tinyurl.com/music-access.
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The Call for Papers for the Music and Collective Access Symposium is till open. If you have questions, don't hesitate to send an email. Don't hesitate to share the call for papers published on various platforms including ArtsAbly's website: tinyurl.com/music-access. Deadline: December 15th, 2025.
Call for papers for the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026. The logos of UBC, ArtsAbly and Kickstart are on the top right. Submission deadline is December 15. Submissions and questions can be sent by email at musiccollectiveaccess@gmail.com. A QR Code on the bottom right redirects to the call for papers page on ArtsAbly’s website: https://tinyurl.com/music-access.
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Don’t forget about our Call for Presentations. Presenting remotely is possible. We also welcome performers who want to talk about their work. Contact me or my colleagues if you have any questions. Looking forward to reading your submissions 🙂
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We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the Music and Collective Access Symposium (February 27 & 28, 2026). Don't hesitate to share with your networks.

The full CfP is published on various platforms including ArtsAbly's website: www.artsably.com/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers (CfP) – Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026 – ArtsAbly
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November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the Music and Collective Access Symposium (February 27 & 28, 2026). Don't hesitate to share with your networks.

The full CfP is published on various platforms including ArtsAbly's website: www.artsably.com/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers (CfP) – Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026 – ArtsAbly
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November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Thank you to my colleague Roman Romanov for inviting me to present ArtsAbly’s public art accessibility assessment work to his students at OCAD University. I had the pleasure of giving feedback on students’ final project presentations, with conversations about the importance of accessible designs.
A student presenting her accessibility narrative for her final project. I am sitting in my wheelchair surrounded by all the students of the class. Roman is at my left, kneeling on the ground. A view on the CN Tower from a classroom window. Main entrance of OCAD university, with very colourful windows and painted surface, and its name written above the door. Three poles, one pink, one yellow and one blue, hold a black and white ceiling in front of the entrance.
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Artsably will be the subject of Diane Kolin (@dianekolin.bsky.social)'s talk at the AMS and SMT conference in Minneapolis, on November 8 at 12:30 pm. If you attend, come and say hello to Diane!
dianekolin.bsky.social Diane Kolin @dianekolin.bsky.social · Nov 3
Just a few days before flying to Minneapolis for the American Musicological Society conference to talk about ArtsAbly, Disability Culture and Disability Activism. My session is scheduled on Saturday, November 8 at 12:30 pm, organized by the Music and Disability Study Group @amsdismus.bsky.social.
First page of the program of my session, Musicking in Disability Community: Access Intimacy and Cultural Activism. Second page of the program presenting details about my talk, ArtsAbly and Disability Culture.
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The 2025 DIScover Conference organized by The Disability Collective – ArtsAbly
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October 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Congratulations to The Disability Collective for the 2025 DisCover conference! Two days of conversations about arts and disability, all the arts trade were represented. Each presentation and panel brought artists of the disability and Deaf community to discuss these important topics together.
Poster for The Disability Collective’s DIScover 2025 leadership conference on accessibility and disability inclusion in the arts. Held October 9 and 10 at Native Earth’s Aki Studio. The text reads: DisRupt, DisMantle, DisCover, a two-day leadership conference on advancing accessibility and disability inclusion in the arts. The background colour is pink, with a newspaper emoji at the top next to "Disability Arts & Culture."
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The official artist list for Opulent Mobility 2025 will be posted October 6th at www.opulentmobility.com.

Laura was a guest of "ArtsAbly in Conversation" in episode 13. Find the episode and the different ways to hear it or watch it again here: www.artsably.com/episode-13-a...
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Introduction to Opulent Mobility, a series of art exhibits dealing with and reflecting on disability.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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"Enter the Goddesses 3" opens October 5th and runs through October 26th at the Los Angeles Makery in Little Tokyo/downtown Los Angeles. More information on the following link: www.opulentmobility.com/enter-the-g#...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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ArtsAbly’s Monday Highlights: You have heard their stories in the past episodes of "ArtsAbly in Conversation," but what are they doing now?

This week, we share A. Laura Brody’s activities with Opulent Mobility.
Picture of a red and yellow rose covered with dew, a work by Liane Enkelis. The text reads: Enter the Goddesses 3, opens Sunday October 5, 1 to 6 pm. Live Poetry and Tarot Reading. Pussy Power poets: Linda Kaye, Ed Burgess, Anna Broome, Richard McDowell with Natalie Fratino on bass. At the Los Angeles Makery, 260 South Los Angeles Street, 90012.
September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM