Latest Past Events

Empower Arts 2.0 Summit – Beyond Access: Reimagining the Stage Through Disability Leadership

The National Arts Centre (NAC) in collaboration with Blurring The Boundaries Arts (BTBA), the Research Centre for Music, Sound, and Society in Canada at Carleton University, the Canadian Accessible Musical Instruments Network, and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation invites you to Empower Arts 2.0, a public disability arts summit taking place during […]

ArtsAbly and UBC: Music and Collective Access Symposium

St. John’s College 2111 Lower Mall, Vancouver

We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the Music and Collective Access Symposium, which will occur in February 2026 in Vancouver.   Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026 Link to the event website: https://www.musiccollectiveaccess.com/ The event is free but registration is mandatory.   Organizers: Anabel Maler (UBC), Stefan Sunandan Honisch (UBC), Diane […]

Lecture at OCAD University: Accessibility assessments of public art installations

OCAD University 100 McCaul St, Toronto

My colleague Roman Romanov, Sessional Lecturer at OCAD University and fellow Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) Professional, invites Diane Kolin to present the public art accessibility assessments work frequently done by ArtsAbly to his class about accessibility and design. This presentation is not public.