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Access Support │BC Arts Council (BCAC)

Open to applications

Value

Access Support requests are expected to be a maximum of $7,500.00.

Description

Access Support provides an additional contribution towards costs for specific accessibility services and supplies, rental equipment, and other supports required to carry out a project funded by the BC Arts Council (referred to as the “associated grant”).

Eligible Applicants

Access Support requests are limited to:

  • Individual artists or arts and culture practitioners who self-identify as Deaf or experiencing disability.
  • Collectives led by individual artists or arts and culture practitioners who self-identify as Deaf or experiencing disability.
  • Organizations who dedicate a majority of their activities, programming, financial and human resources to support practitioners who are Deaf or have a disability; Applicants must also:
    • be eligible for the associated grant they are applying for
    • have registered for the online Grant Management System (GMS)

Eligible Expenses

Some examples of eligible costs for Access Support include (but are not limited to):

  • Sign language interpretation
  • Captioning or CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services
  • Support workers or assistants
  • Transcribers or specialized editors
  • Project coordinator/assistant
  • Visual describers or assistants
  • Rental of specialized equipment
  • Travel for service providers
  • Accessible local transportation
  • Accessibility software or app subscriptions
  • Other accessibility needs or supplies as discussed with program staff

Deadline Date

Ongoing. Please click the link indicated below for update.

Contact

Contact Name: For Organizations: Clayton Baraniuk; For Individuals: Nicola Dunne

Phone Number: 250-978-9839 or 778 405-4007

E-mail Address: Clayton.Baraniuk@gov.bc.ca or Nicola.Dunne@gov.bc.ca

Website: https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/access-support/

Industry:

Arts and Culture

Location:

British Colombia

Tags:

Artist, Arts Organization, Disability

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