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.
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.