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.
Winnie Luk on the Disability Screen Office
Akimbo – “The Disability Screen Office is a relatively new organization that was incubated via Accessible Media, Inc. and became autonomous in September 2022. I was brought on as the Executive Director in June of 2023.”
CMF and Disability Screen Office announce new partnership
Canada Media Fund – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Disability Screen Office (DSO) today announced a two-pronged partnership to increase disability representation and inclusion in the Canadian screen industry.
Breaking Barriers: The DSO Hosts its First Panel
Canada Media Fund – The DSO, led by inaugural executive director Winnie Luk, took to the stage during TIFF 2023 to host the industry panel Breaking Barriers, Shattering Ceilings: Advancing Accessibility and Inclusion for People with Disabilities in the Screen Industry.
DSO says accessibility must be part of modern framework
Playback – The Path Forward: The Disability Screen Office, Reelworld Screen Institute and IATSE were among the intervenors at Monday’s CRTC hearings.
Winnie Luk named Disability Screen Office executive director
Playback – The disability advocate, 2SLGBTQI+ activist and film industry leader will assume the role at the DSO on June 6 and represent the national, not-for-profit organization at the Banff World Media Festival from June 11 to 14, according to a news release.