The Disability Collective is hosting our first ever conference! The DIScover Conference is a two-day leadership event bringing together arts professionals, accessibility advocates, and community members to advance accessibility and disability inclusion in the arts.

DIScover will feature a dynamic lineup of panels and workshops, including topics such as Partnering with Deaf-Led Theatre Companies, Casting Disabled Artists, Accessible Marketing Practices, An Introduction to Disability Justice, Funding Accessibility, and more. Through practical sessions and engaging discussions, DIScover will equip arts organizations with tools to foster inclusivity and elevate disability representation, setting a new benchmark for accessibility practices.

The DIScover Conference will take place on October 9th and 10th at Native Earth’s Aki Studio in Toronto. You can learn more about the conference HERE and check out the full agenda HERE.

This invite is coming to you super late as we were resistant to ask fellow disability-led organizations to spend money to attend, BUT, we received some additional funding and are now able to offer heavily discounted and complimentary passes to those who may need. I’d love to have you and any members of your team there, and would be super grateful if you could share this opportunity with anyone in your network or any of the community members that you serve that you think may be interested. Complimentary passes can be booked by emailing me here at ali@thedisabilitycollective.com. Let me know if I can forward any media or additional language to support the share.