Access Support

Access Support is a contribution towards expenses associated with Deaf and disability-related supports and services required by the applicant, artistic team and any invited participants to carry out funded activities of the associated funding application.  

Access Support responds to the financial disadvantages that many Deaf or disabled artists routinely experience in creating, producing and disseminating art. Funds are available as a supplement to an awarded grant and provided to recipients who identify specific disability-related supports that are needed to carry out their proposed activities. The supplement may not cover all of these costs but may be a contribution towards these types of expenses. Access support must be linked directly to the project activities; it does not fund daily living expenses.

To access it, fill out your Self-ID form or the Strategic Group Information form in the portal and follow the Step-by-step guide on how to apply for Access Support in the portal:  Applying for Access Support.

Please note that the associated funding application must be successful for the Access support to be assessed.

You can apply to Micro-grants funding opportunity for meeting your own personal access needs related to participating in an activity for which you are not receiving funding from the Canada Council. This could include activities such as an art fair, a conference or a workshop for which you don’t have other expenses.