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[Image Description: A vibrant illustrated poster for The Disability Arts Festival, organized by The Disability Collective. The background features a sunny day in the park with decorative pastel-coloured tassels strung across the top. People of all ages and abilities are shown enjoying festival activities such as food, drinks, games, and crafts in a relaxed, inclusive outdoor setting. At the top is the logo for The Disability Collective. Text below reads: “ The Disability Arts Festival". At the bottom of the poster, additional event details are included:". Sunday, August 10, 2025 | 11 AM - 5 PM | Wychwood Barns. Crafts | Food & Drinks | Free Admission | Games | Gifts". Logos for sponsors appear at the top corners: TD Ready Commitment and the City of Toronto]
Sunday, August 10
11 AM - 5 PM EDT
Wychwood Barns
601 Christie Street, Toronto
Join us for The Disability Arts Festival, presented by The Disability Collective, supported by TD Ready Commitment and the City of Toronto.
Shop for work created solely by disabled artists, participate in community-building games and activities, listen to live music from disabled musicians, and enjoy food & drinks from community vendors! This disability-centred event is your accessible one-stop shop for all the summer fun you could wish for!
Join us for FREE on Sunday, August 10 from 11 AM to 5 PM at Wychwood Barns!
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[Image Description: An event poster for The Disability Collective’s 2025 leadership conference. The background features a digital wave pattern of purple dots on black. At the top, The Disability Collective logo appears in a white outlined box. Event details are listed underneath: “NATIVE EARTH'S AKI STUDIO • OCTOBER 9 AND 10.” The bold tagline “DISRUPT. DISMANTLE. DISCOVER 2025” is central in large white and gradient purple text. A subtitle reads: “A two-day leadership conference on advancing accessibility and disability inclusion in the arts”. At the bottom left are three accessibility icons in purple: American Sign Language interpretation, face masks required, and open captioning. At the bottom is a slightly transparent white strip with the Toronto Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, TD Ready Commitment, Body Confidence Canada, and Creative Arts Financial logos]
Thursday, October 9 & Friday, October 10
Native Earth's Aki Studio
585 Dundas Street East, Toronto
Are you a part of an arts organization looking to improve accessibility and inclusion? Then this is the conference for you!
The Disability Collective is incredibly excited to invite you to the inaugural DIScover Conference, a two-day leadership event bringing together arts professionals, accessibility advocates, and community members to focus on advancing accessibility and disability inclusion in the arts.
This is your opportunity to be a part of a ground-breaking event focused on accessibility in the arts. Explore workshop and panel topics like The Future of Audio Description, Preserving Indigenous Sign Languages, and Creative Accessibility.
Through practical sessions and engaging discussions, this conference will equip arts organizations with tools to foster inclusivity and elevate disability representation, setting a new benchmark for accessibility practices. This collaborative event aims to make Toronto’s arts community more inclusive and responsive to diverse needs.
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