Diane Kolin of Arts Ably
Arts For All
August 16
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Most cultural venues provide a level of accessibility for the audience, but rarely for the performers. As a result, there is a lack of public representation of artists with disabilities in mainstream platforms and on stage. In order to see artists with disabilities in the professional world, venues and cultural companies should be trained and sensitized to the problematic of accessibility beyond accesses for their audience
Based in Toronto, Ontario in Canada, Diane Kolin is a French-born Canadian singer, a music educator, and a voice teacher. She teaches voice to children and adults. She developed pedagogical tools and workshops for singers with disabilities to learn how to sing with a changing body or from a non-standing position. . She is a professional member of RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professional with Disabilities) and of the Recording Academy and frequently performs in North America and Europe.
Diane is the founder of ArtsAbly, a company offering diverse activities related to accessibility and disability in the arts, including workshops, lectures, and free resources. The weekly podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation,” which can be found on all streaming platforms, highlights the work of artists, project leaders and scholars with disabilities.
Find more at https://www.artsably.com/