ArtsAbly in Conversation: Arts and Accessibility

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with the American composer Molly Joyce. To celebrate the release of a book chapter about Molly Joyce’s work Perspective entitled “Perspective: Identity and Voice from a Critical Disability Lens” written by Diane Kolin in The Routledge Companion to Voice and Identity, edited by Amy Skjerseth, Freya Jarman, Naomi Andre (Routledge, June 2026), ArtsAbly releases an archival episode based on audio interviews with Molly Joyce used to write the book chapter. This archival episode includes excerpts of interviews dated January 27, 2021, after the release of her album Breaking and Entering, and February 27, 2023, after the release of her album Perception. During the interview, Molly Joyce mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Molly Joyce’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified when new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of Molly Joyce (audio with open captions). The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Winnie Luk, the Executive Director of the Disability Screen Office. During the interview, Winnie Luk mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Winnie Luk’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified when new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of Winnie Luk. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Eric Whitmer, a third-year Ph.D. student in Musicology at the University of Michigan. During the interview, Eric Whitmer mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Eric Whitmer’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of Eric Whitmer. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Robyn Rennie, a visual artist living in New Brunswick in Canada. During the interview, Robyn Rennie mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Robyn Rennie’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of Robyn Rennie. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with seeley quest, a trans disabled environmentalist, arts and equity educator, living in Toronto in Canada. During the interview, seeley quest mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access seeley quest’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of seeley quest. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Riccardo Baldini, a pianist, innovator, and entrepreneur living in Edmonton in Canada. During the interview, Riccardo Baldini mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Riccardo Baldini’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of Riccardo Baldini. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Dr. Cynthia George, aka Dr. CynCorrigible, an award-winning artist, educator, and program evaluator living in Nashville, Tennessee. During the interview, Dr. CynCorrigible mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Dr. CynCorrigible’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of Dr. CynCorrigible. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

To celebrate our 50th episode, ArtsAbly invited 12 past guests for a live online discussion about the power of artists with disabilities in the arts industry: visual arts, theatre, music, etc. Our guests shared tips, good practices, and examples of accessible venues. The links to the episodes and resource pages for each guest, along with other relevant content discussed during the roundtable, are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Episode 50’s resource page You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the recording of the live episode. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Kaleb Hikele, a Canadian singer-songwriter and healthcare worker living in Toronto, Canada, with his home recording studio in the Riverdale neighbourhood. During the interview, Kaleb Hikele mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access Kaleb Hikele’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of Kaleb Hikele. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.

In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with David Bobier, a Canadian media artist, founder of VibraFusionLab in Hamilton, Ontario, in Canada. During the interview, David Bobier mentions a certain number of resources that are listed on ArtsAbly’s website, in the Blog section.Access David Bobier’s resources You can activate the transcripts in the podcast player, or you can find the text version of the transcript here: access the TXT version of the transcript. You can follow this podcast on diverse platforms. More information in our Podcast section. Follow us or subscribe to be notified wen new episodes become available. If you would like to watch the video of the interview, with both closed captions and transcripts, it is available on YouTube: watch the video interview of David Bobier. The podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Music This podcast could not exist without our listeners. Consider supporting our work with a coffee on Ko-fi or a donation: visit our donation page.