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Accessibility Fund: Project Support | Ontario Arts Council (OAC)

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Value

Maximum $5,000 per project.

Description

The program provides supplementary funds to Deaf- and disability-identifying project grant recipients to help them remove barriers to accessibility they may face while completing their OAC-funded project.

Eligible Applicants

  • individuals who identify as Deaf or as having a disability
  • ad hoc groups and collectives with one or more members who identify as Deaf or as having a disability
  • incorporated not-for-profit organizations that have a mandate to serve Deaf artists and artists with disabilities and are led by board and/or staff members who identify as Deaf or as having a disability

Note:

  • The information you provide in your request will not be used to assess your project grant application and will not be shared with the project program assessors. Only OAC staff responsible for the administration of the Accessibility Fund and any co-applicants to your application will access this information. The information you provide is confidential and OAC will never identify it publicly with you.
  • If you are not eligible for Accessibility Fund: Project Support, but would like to make your project accessible to other individuals, such as audience members, workshop participants or learners, you may include accessibility costs in your project application budget.

Eligible Expenses

  • transportation, including ride sharing, taxi, car rental, public transportation, air and train travel (with explanation)
  • equipment rental, including ergonomic equipment, accessible devices
  • technological expenses, including computer hardware rental, accessible software licensed for the duration of the project
  • equipment, hardware and software purchases of less than $100
  • counselling services that are directly related to the project
  • sign language interpretation (up to $70 per hour)
  • personal support worker or attendant care (up to $30 per hour)
  • communication supports, including captioning, audio description, communication assistants
  • other expenses related to making a project accessible to the project grant recipient or to other lead artists, collaborators or Elders involved in the project who identify as Deaf or as having a disability

Note:

  • Eligible expenses are not limited to the examples above. OAC recognizes there is a diversity of needs among Deaf- and disability-identifying applicants and that they are best able to determine their requirements.
  • Eligible expenses must be related to activities described in your associated project grant application.

Deadline Date

The program is open year-round.

Contact

Contact Name: Naomi Chorney | Program Administrator

Phone Number: 416-969-7440 | 1-800-387-0058 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: nchorney@arts.on.ca

Website: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/accessibility-fund-project-support

Industry:

Arts and Culture, Non-Profit

Location:

Ontario

Tags:

Artist, Disability

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