In this research creation project, we established an intersectoral partnership with theatre-performance groups, arts-cultural institutions, and disability organizations to understand the barriers and facilitators in the creation and reception of cultural events. Our two-fold aim is to cohere and strengthen a network of artists and activists currently working at the forefront of inclusion, access and equity and provide a space for knowledge exchange and mobilization, with the aim to foreground their collective experiential knowledge into recommendations and guidelines for design, healthcare, arts-culture, and service sectors. 

Funding: SSHRC Partnership Development (# 890-2024-0133)  

Community Partners: Audrey-Anne Bouchard, Culture Autism Studies (Dawn Prince-Hughes), Centre for Sensory Studies (Florian Grond, David Howes), Jamaica Association of Montreal (Sharon Nelson), Kéroul (Simon April, Bruno Ronfard), Lichen Community Systems (Colin Clark), National Centre of Dance Therapy~Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (Jonathan Heredia de la Cruz, Audrée Papineau), Postmarginal (Peter Farbridge), Scènes interactives technologiques (Nicolas Berzi), Alzheimer Society of Montreal (Marie Christine Le Bourdais), Théâtre Déchaînés (Marie Ayotte, Andrée-Anne Giguère). 

Academic Team: Eric Asaba, Simon April (Co-Director), Louis Behrer, Amandine Catala, Donald Fogelberg, Victoria Gray, Florian Grond (Co-Director), David Howes, Anders Kottorp, Keven Lee (Co-Director), Cheryl Mattingly, Nancy Mayo, Melissa Park (PI), Tamar Tembeck, Thomas W. Valente, Jean-Paul Quéinnec.