How have disability art events amplified disabled, D/deaf, and neurodivergent people? In this episode, I'm joined by a kind friend of mine, Emily Maxwell (She/they). Emily is a disabled, queer, and neurodivergent artistic director for The Disability Collective - an organization that coordinates arts-based events made for and by disabled people. Sunday, Dec. 7th, was our fourth year of the Disability Holiday Festival at Wychwood Barns in Toronto. Emily and I chatted about the significance of putting community care over profit (supporting disabled artists and their work), humble beginnings and the development of TDC, experiences with financial barriers for disabled people, and the importance of emphasizing access needs. We also shared some of our favourite moments from the TDC events, the day we first met three years ago, and our shared lived experiences as disabled people.

If you would like to learn more about this organization, you can find them on social media! They post detailed information about events they host. This includes access and venue guides, visual descriptions, and "save your spoons" guide videos.

This is the last production episode for this year and will return in 2026! Thank you so much, everyone, for all your support this year. Should you request a transcript, please don't hesitate to reach out. Email me at: [email protected]