Creative Users Projects is a cultural connector, shapeshifter, creative forum, and sector-builder of disability, difference, and accessibility in Canada.
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ALT Illustrated portrait of Ashley King wearing a grey shirt against a bright yellow background
ALT Text: ‘I’m not going to lie, I teared up over this man. After the last Syr performance this past weekend, this man approached us with tears in his eyes, alongside him was his translator. She explained that he was deaf as a result of an IED in the Afghanistan war, but he could feel our music and it brought him such joy. He kept mouthing “thank you, thank you”. He stood at the front of the stage during the festival with his hands on the subwoofer, going between beautiful smiles and crying tears of joy. As the night closed out and Albannach performed their final tribal anthem, Drew Reid played directly to the man’s chest, resulting in all of us feeling overwhelmed with emotion. It’s moments like this that make everything make sense. I’m so thankful I was able to meet him and learn about his journey. 📸 credit goes to Gabriella MacCallum’ Images: 3 photos. In one a man is sitting on the edge of a stage playing the didgeridoo towards a man in the audience’s chest. In another they embrace
ALT A yellow graphic with a hand drawn speech bubble. Inside it the text reads ‘It feels for me like a vacation going to places that are specifically for people with disabilities. You know it's like oh I'm able to just relax’
ALT Illustration of Wy Joung Kou who is wearing a red hoodie in front of a yellow background.
ALT Text: "Speaking Vibrations by Jo-Anne Byran, Carmelle Cachero, King Kimbit & Jordan Samoas. A Speaking Vibrations Production." A geometric cut out of a photo of Jo-Anne Bryan, a Black woman with dark, short cropped hair and a black dress, is making an A S L gesture. Her right hand is held away from her with her palm facing her, her left hand reaching towards it.
ALT Illustration of Wy Joung Kou who is wearing a red hoodie in front of a yellow background.
ALT The No Body Left Behind graphic, featuring a dark blue watercolour background. At the top are the words "The Disability Collective" inside of a thin box. Below are the words "No Body Left Behind", also inside of a thin white box. At the bottom of the graphic is "thedisabilitycollective.com". All text is a white serif other than the word "body", which is in a white cursive font
ALT Illustration of Peter who is smiling at the viewer wearing a yellow T-shirt in front of a light blue background.
ALT The words ‘Global Accessibility Awareness Day’ over a globe with different hands reaching into the frame from the sides
ALT "Deadline extended to April 4th. We're hiring a virtual arts administrator and a social media strategist!" in black on yellow with a black scribbled circle at the top left
ALT We're hiring! with a scribbled circle around the words, in black on bright yellow
ALT Digital illustration of a person supporting another person, raised up using their crutches, by the shoulders
ALT Illustration in black and yellow of a small pair of moccasins with a bird and flower pattern
ALT Illustration in black and yellow of a person seated on a bed, facing a wall with multiple panels