In this issue:

• DSO at TIFF 2026: Highlights from the Festival
• Access Canada Summit & OIAF
• Coming up: VIFF and SJIWFF
• DSO appoints new Board Chair and Vice-Chair
• Resource to Explore: The Office Guide to Meaningful Access
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• Alethea Bakogeorge leaves the DSO
• An Exciting TIFF 2026 Ahead for the DSO
• BRAAAINS Podcast
• Resource to Explore: Accessible Graphics by AMI
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• Yazmine Laroche steps down as DSO Board Chair
• Call for applications: VIFF 2026 delegation
• Call for resumes: Freelance Facilitators
• Fantasia & EXNW
• Business / Arts Webinar Replay
• Resource to Explore: Pedagogical & Technical Guide for Accessible Sign Language Animation on Broadcast Television & Digital Media
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• DSO at BANFF 2026
• Panel: Innovation in Accessibility and Disability Arts Leadership
• Podcast: ArtsAbly in Conversation with Winnie Luk
• Resource to Explore: Reframing Access: A Best Practices Guide on Disability Inclusion in Canada’s Screen Industry
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• Reframing Access Launch Event - Check out the highlights!
• Applications open for AccessCBC
• DSO Spotlight: Natalie Davey
• Resource to Explore: BSO Being Seen Report: People with Disabilities
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• It’s today! - Reframing Access Online Launch Event
• We’re hiring
• The Walrus Talks
• BANFF 2026
• Awards
• EXNW delegation callout
• Staying Connected with the DSO.
• Resource to Explore: Enhancing Social Cohesion by Creating Accessible Festivals and Events
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• Reframing Access: Coming June 2026
• Meet our new Organizational Supporter, CPAC!
• DSO welcomes CRTC Decision to Expand Closed Captioning Requirements to Online Streaming Services
• Call For Applications: EXNW 2026 Delegation
• One Stop Business Workshop (OSBW)
• Resource to Explore: A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• Disabled creatives and inclusive shows recognized at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards
• DSO calls for greater federal support for disability inclusion in Canada’s screen industry
• Highlights from DSO’s spring festival and industry events across the country
• Join us at AccessFest 2026 in Toronto this June
• The DSO is heading to the BANFF World Media Festival 2026
• Resource to Explore: Creative Diversity Network’s “Crewing Up” guide to inclusive hiring
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

In this issue:

• DSO advocates for disability representation and inclusion in the first-ever National Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Culture
• Meet the DSO delegation to the BANFF World Media Festival 2026!
• Your chance to stream the 2026 JUNO Awards broadcast with accessibility features
• Our upcoming co-presented screenings at Toronto’s Images Festival
• Resource to Explore: Inevitable Foundation’s Cost of Accommodations Calculator
• Plus festivals and events and community news!

Happy spring, and say hello to a refreshed look for our newsletter!

In this issue:

• Winnie’s interview with Creative Pathways on the work shaping DSO’s next chapter
• A new Accessibility and Transparency page on our website
• Our upcoming participation in TAAFI
• AI Day of Learning and Engagement panel
• Resource to Explore: Accessible Writers’ Lab Report
• Plus festivals and industry events and community news!