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VISION: Through DDMAAC, Stage Left cultivates grassroots conduits of cultural affinity, artistic autonomy and disability justice in Canada's Deaf/ Disability/ Mad Arts domain, and promotes the collective interests of artists whose lived experience of disablement advances artistic and aesthetic non-normativity.
DDMAAC'S PURPOSE1. Serve as a collective agent of solidarity, influence and
equity for disability justice in the professional arts ecology. 2. Provide a centralized hub of Deaf, Disability & Mad Arts advisors/ consultants, knowledge, resources and services. 3. Advocate for increased investment in, sector resources for and consideration of disability equity in the DDMSTC* Arts domain. 4. Claim spaces of artistic autonomy and cultural authority for artists and art works that advance disability justice and non-normativity in the broader sector. 5. Increase the use of accommodating production and presenting models in market access and artistic touring. |
DDMAAC'S PRIORITIES1. Promote Deaf Culture, Disability Justice and Mad Pride as sources of socio-political commentary and aesthetic innovation in DDMSTC* Arts.
2. Affirm Deaf/ Disabled/ Mad artists as fully qualified cultural contributors to the professional arts industry. 3. Advance disability justice (decolonization, anti-racism, anti-oppression and non-normalization) within the domain and throughout the broader arts ecology. 3. Uphold the principals of disability justice in DDMAAC's services, programs and advocacy. 4. Engage in cross-cultural solidarity with, and get behind the systemic advocacy of, other equity-seeking arts networks. |
*DDMSTC Arts: D/deaf/ hard of hearing; Disabled/ person with a disability; Sick/ spoonie/ survivor; Traumatized; Colonized....