The Disability Collective
The Disability Collective (TDC) is the only fully disability-led multidisciplinary arts organization in Toronto. Dedicated to celebrating and showcasing work created solely by disabled artists, TDC strives to de-stigmatize disability and challenge perceptions of disability by providing disabled artists with paid opportunities to share their work.
Podcasting since 2024 • 13 episodes
The Disability Collective
Latest Episodes
13 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show 2025 Primer
It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas -- Rocky Horror time!To help prepare for this year's Disability Collective presentation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, describer JJ Hunt has created a brand new primer for yo...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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30:41
12 - Sign Singing in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Christine Malec has been obsessed with the idea of sign singing since she first discovered it at last year's Disability Collective presentation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. With Rocky 2025 right around the corner, it's the perfect time to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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43:54
11 - Reversing Roles in Visual Description
This month, The Disability Collective is mounting 20 Years Later: The (In)Accessibility of Ontario, a photography exhibition showcasing the shortcomings of the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act). When Describer/Co...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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46:48
10 - A Day at The Disability Arts Festival 2025
Remember those long hot days of summer? When you hung out with your friends, listened to music, played games, and maybe did some shopping, surrounded by cool and interesting artists? Wouldn't it be nice to revisit those amazing days again, even...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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52:55
9 - The Disability Arts Festival 2025 Vendor Guide
In this companion episode to The Disability Arts Festival Primer, Christine and JJ describe the prints, jewelry, stuffies, and stickers that artists will be selling at this year's market on August 10th at Toronto's Wychwood Barns.For com...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:31