Disability Culture

Abilities Festival A Celebration of Disability Arts and Culture http://www.abilitiesfestival.org/
Abilities Festival A Celebration of Disability Arts and Culture was a four day, event-packed international artistic and cultural event showcasing excellence and the talent, vision and passion of artists with disabilities. It was held from October 27th until October 30th, 2005 in Toronto.

Contributing to Culture, By Catherine Frazee http://www.ilcanada.ca/CAILC/graphic/links/panel.pdf
Notes for Panel Presentation at National Kick Off Event, United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons. December 2, 2005.

Disability Matters, CBC News Analysis & Viewpoint http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_disabilitymatters/
This column features three writers, each with a different disability. They all have something to say about living with a disability and how they view awareness and attitudes toward disabilities in Canada.

Lights&Camera&Attitude! Introducing Disability Arts & Culture http://www.ryerson.ca/ds/pdf/artsreport.pdf
This study is a study on disability arts and culture in Canada.

Murderball http://www.murderballmovie.com
Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and larger-than-life personalities, MURDERBALL, Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize for Editing at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, is a film about tough, highly competitive quadriplegic rugby players.

Picture This&Film Festival http://www.picturethisfestival.org/a/mainframe2.htm
This is a five day international disability film festival. It is largely a volunteer effort of persons with disabilities, their friends, allies and support people.

Presence, Portrayal and Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Television Programming, Canadian Association of Broadcasters http://www.cab-acr.ca/english/social/diversity/disabilities/action_plans.shtm
This report looks at how people with disabilities are portrayed in television.

Society for Disability Arts and Culture http://www.s4dac.org/
The Society for Disability Arts and Culture presents and produces works by artists with disabilities and promotes artistic excellence among artists with disabilities working in a variety of disciplines.