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Based in Canada, we work with performers and schools to make the arts more accessible to all.
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Check out the episode 57 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with the American composer Molly Joyce. This is a special archival episode based on interviews made in 2021 and 2023.

You can find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-57-a...

Captions and transcripts are available.
Molly, a white female with brown hair in a bun, plays her vintage toy organ. She is wearing a black outfit and the photo is taken from her left side, with a yellow/orange glare over the organ. The title is written in white on a black background: ArtsAbly in Conversation, archival episode with Molly Joyce, Episode 57. The ArtsAbly logo can be seen on the bottom left.
July 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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“ArtsAbly in Conversation” is launching a new archival series with artists who were at the origin of the podcast. This series will be audio only. The first archival episode features the composer Molly Joyce, interviewed by Diane Kolin in 2021 and 2023.
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The ArtsAbly logo is featured with a text saying "ArtsAbly in Conversation, archival episode with Molly Joyce. Episode 57 will be posted on Friday. Resources already available on artsably.com." A photo of Molly Joyce appears, a white female with brown hair in a bun playing her vintage toy organ. She is wearing a black outfit and the photo is taken from her left side, with a yellow/orange glare over the organ.
July 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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A new number of ArtsAbly Bulletin, our newsletter, is available. You can subscribe to it and look at the past newsletter on our website. The link to our latest bulletin is available in our bio or at this link: www.artsably.com/mailpoet-ema.... Enjoy!
ArtsAbly logo, the text ArtsAbly’s Bulletin, June 30, 2026, and a text of introduction signed Dr. Diane Kolin.
June 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Check out the episode 56 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with Winnie Luk, the Executive Director of the Disability Screen Office.

Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-56-a...

#ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility #DisabilityArts #AccessibleArts #InConversationWith
A photo of Winnie Luk, a Chinese woman with short black hair, is captured in a close-up portrait, smiling warmly. She wears a black-and-white patterned button-up shirt. The text reads “ArtsAbly in Conversation with Winnie Luk, Episode 56.” The ArtsAbly logo is below.
June 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Winnie Luk, the Executive Director of the Disability Screen Office.

Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation.
Winnie Luk, a Chinese woman with short black hair, is captured in a close-up portrait, smiling warmly. She wears a black-and-white patterned button-up shirt. The title is written in white on a black background: ArtsAbly in Conversation with Winnie Luk. A smaller text reads: Episode 56 will be posted on Friday, resources already available on artsably.com. The ArtsAbly logo can be seen on the bottom right.
June 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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ArtsAbly celebrates National AccessAbility Week 2026 in Ottawa at the Empower Arts Summit National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts on June 1st. More information and registration: nac-cna.ca/en/event/41432.
Poster for the National AccessAbility Week 2026 in Canada from May 31st to June 6. It reads: Building a Strong, accessible Canada. Logo representing red dots at the top, and logo of Canada at the bottom. Computer on the table of a VIA Rail train. It shows the PowerPoint title slide of my workshop, New technology and adaptive instruments workshop, Dr. Diane Kolin, ArtsAbly, June 1st 2026, artsably.com, info@artsably.com.
May 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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This is the latest ArtsAbly newsletter. The Music and Collective Access Symposium we organized in partnership with UBC in Vancouver on Feb 27 and 28 is still fresh in our minds. You will find the final report in this newsletter.

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ArtsAbly's Bulletin with ArtsAbly's logo, a triangle with red, green and yellow sides
March 19, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Thank you to those who attended the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, on February 27 and 28, online or in person in Vancouver. It was a successful event. Don't forget to subscribe to ArtsAbly's newsletter on www.artsably.com to receive the symposium report and other related information.
Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026. A group of participants watching at the screen on the right where a presentation about Braille Music is displayed. A person in a wheelchair uses a microphone while presenting. On the left, a smaller screen with captions and an ASL interpreter.
March 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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We are ready for the Music and Collective Access Symposium!

The three co-organizers, Stefan Sunandan Honisch, Anabel Maler and myself representing ArtsAbly, are ready to learn from our colleagues and community members for two days of lectures, performances and workshops at St. John’s College, UBC.
Two white women with glasses smiling at the camera. In the background, a poster with the program of day 1 of the symposium.
February 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Tomorrow, Sunday, February 22nd, 12 PM PT, is the last day to register for our upcoming Music and Collective Access Symposium, a hybrid event organized by the University of British Columbia and ArtsAbly, on February 27 and 28, 2026.

More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.
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February 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Diane Kolin, a French-born Canadian singer, a music educator, and a voice teacher. She is the founder and director of ArtsAbly.

More info and registration: musiccollectiveaccess.com.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the workshop facilitator Ellen Waterman, Professor and Helmut Kallmann Chair for Music in Canada at Carleton University.

More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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This ASL video presents the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, which will take place in Vancouver on February 27 and 28, 2026.

Watch the full version produced by Pamela Witcher and her team: musiccollectiveaccess.com/asl-presenta....

Register: musiccollectiveaccess.com/registration/
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the workshop facilitator Jesse Stewart, a composer, percussionist, artist, and Head of the Carleton University Music program.

More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Anabel Maler, a scholar of music theory with interests in music and disability studies, music in Deaf culture, and the intersections of music theory, musicology, and ethnomusicology.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the keynote speaker Pamela Witcher, a multidisciplinary artist, director, mentor, interpreter, translator, cultural mediator and curator.

More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the workshop facilitator Gaitrie Persaud-Killings, a Tkaronto-Guyanese, Deaf music performer and IBPOC/QIBPOC activist.

More information and registration on musiccollectiveaccess.com.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium (Feb 27-28, 2026). Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Stefan Sunandan Honisch, Sessional Lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film, and Scholar-In-Residence at St. John’s College, at the University of British Columbia.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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The new website of the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, co-organized by UBC and ArtsAbly, has been launched. The program of the symposium is now published. The event is free but registration is mandatory. Visit www.musiccollectiveaccess.com for more information.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Check out the episode 55 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with Eric Whitmer, a third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Michigan.

Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-55-a...

#ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility #DisabilityArts
A photo of Eric Whitmer appears, a white man with short black hair wearing a blue shirt and black pants, smiling at the camera, sitting in a grey staircase close to a pile of books with an open laptop on it. The hands seem in movement as if accompanying a vivid conversation. The text reads “ArtsAbly in Conversation with Eric Whitmer, Episode 55.” The ArtsAbly logo is below.
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Eric Whitmer @ewhitmer.bsky.social, a third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Michigan.

Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Check out the episode 54 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with Robyn Rennie, a visual artist living in New Brunswick in Canada.

Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-54-a...

#ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility #DisabilityArts #AccessibleArts #InConversationWith
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January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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The Disability Screen Office recently launched the Industry Resource Hub, a brand-new, free platform to help make Canada’s screen industry more accessible and inclusive.

The link to DSO’s hub is available here: www.dso-orphe.ca/en/industry-...

#ArtsAbly #arts #disability #accessibility
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January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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As part of the podcast series, “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” Diane Kolin interviewed Robyn Rennie, a visual artist living in New Brunswick in Canada.

Visit www.artsably.com/interview-re... to check out the resources mentioned during the conversation. The podcast episode will be published on Friday.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Check out the episode 53 of our podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” with seeley quest, a trans disabled environmentalist, arts and equity educator, living in Toronto in Canada.

Find the podcast episode here: www.artsably.com/episode-53-a...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM