[SURVEY] Disability Screen Office: Canada’s Screen Industry Survey on Disability
DigiBC – Your voice matters! Take part today and help shape a more accessible film and TV industry in Canada. The survey is open until June 30, 2025.
DSO launches first screen industry disability survey
Playback – The survey is just one of several initiatives as part of the Disability Screen Office’s three-year initiative to grow accessibility in the Canadian film and television industry.
The DSO launches first-ever survey on disability in the Canadian screen industry (in French)
Qui fait Quoi – The DSO launches the first-ever multi-year study on the participation of people with disabilities in the Canadian screen industry and the barriers they face in the workplace, thanks to support from Accessibility Standards Canada (Advancing Accessibility Standards Research) and the Canada Media Fund (Supporting Industry Development).
DSO launches first-ever survey on disability in the Canadian screen industry
Cartt.ca – The Disability Screen Office (DSO) announced Wednesday it is leading Canada’s first-ever multi-year study on the participation of people with disabilities in the Canadian film and TV industry and the barriers they face in the labour market.
Creators Share Their Hopes for 2025
Playback – To celebrate the holiday season, Now & Next recently asked creators to reveal their favourite holiday films and viewing traditions.
Five participants set for first edition of Disabled Producers Lab
Playback – The online program, presented by the National Screen Institute and national not-for-profit organizations Women in View and the Disability Screen Office, is designed as a space for disabled Canadian producers marginalized by gender.
Spotlight: Allisa Swanson and Winnie Luk on Working with Disability
IATSE 891 – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month — an opportunity to champion inclusion and accessibility in the workplace for people living with disabilities. In this Spotlight, 891 Costume member Allisa Swanson and Executive Director of the DSO Winnie Luk share their experiences working with disability.
DSO hires Alethea Bakogeorge for director role
Playback – Bakogeorge will support the various programs underway at the Disability Screen Office.
NSI, DSO, Women in View launch Disabled Producers Lab
Women in View – Developed with Disabled filmmakers Ophira Calof and Michelle Asgarali, the lab is designed for Disabled producers across Canada aged 18 or older who are marginalized by gender, including transgender women, cisgender women, transgender men, non-binary people and many other gender identities.
CBC, Disability Screen Office partner for AccessCBC
Playback – CBC is collaborating with the Disability Screen Office (DSO) for its national program for Deaf and disabled creators, which has expanded in its second year with a new kids stream.ntities.
