Release of the research report and overview - Deaf and Disability Arts Practices in Canada – ASL Video

Video description

This video, presented entirely in ASL, announces the release of the report and the overview of the study Deaf and Disability Arts Practices in Canada.

Publication date

20 February, 2021

Release of the research report and the overview

Deaf and Disability Arts Practices in Canada

The Canada Council for the Arts and the research team led by Véro Leduc, a professor at the Department of Social and Public Communications at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), are proud to announce the publication of the research report and overview entitled Deaf and Disability Practices in Canada.

Conducted by a team of researchers and Deaf, disability and allied artists from various universities, this study aims to encourage a better understanding of the issues around the arts practices of Deaf and disabled people, of collaborations between the Deaf and disability arts sector and the overall arts sector, and of practices that allow for the recognition, support and promotion of Deaf and disability arts practices. In total, 85 people from eight cities across six provinces—Deaf and disability artists and allies from the arts community—took part in the study.

The report and overview, which are intended for the overall arts community with a view to encouraging the development of cultural equity practices, are also intended to be useful in informing and equipping Deaf and disability artists and the organizations within which they are grouped and work in the development of their practices and organizations.

In order to disseminate the knowledge generated by this study, a multilingual (French, English, LSQ and ASL) animation video will be produced in the coming months—stay tuned! Meanwhile, we recommend reading the report and the overview, especially the potential courses of action section, which are based on the experiences, opinions and needs expressed by the artists and cultural workers interviewed. The courses of action aim to support Deaf and disability arts practices, fight ableism and audism as well as encourage self-determination among organizations and artists.