The Two Natashas Livestream

A comedy show about two Deaf women, Natasha and Natasha, who met through a mutual ex-boyfriend. Bonding over the trauma of a dating experience gone wrong, they can’t help but immediately become best friends. Once together, these two find they can’t keep themselves out of trouble and prove hilariously that hell hath no fury like …

Creative ASL Theatre Sessions

Call for Submissions From May 19 to 29 2020, Deaf Spectrum and InsideOut Theatre will host Creative ASL Theatre Sessions. What’s that? It is a workshop for Deaf Artists from across Canada to advance their skills in theatre through improvisation and creation. Goal of the workshop? Create a new show to present to the Deaf …

Creating Sign Language Magic

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Origins of Pride Toronto

https://www.facebook.com/torontosignlanguage/videos/427579718084417/   TRANSCRIPT: Back in February 5th, 1981, there was a series of arrests at 5 different bath houses where police arrested 300 gay men. Similar to what happened in the Stonewall protests in New York City with an infuriated community, there was a swift overnight organization of a 3000-person rally against the police. During …

Thursday August 29th 2019 Join us for a Bricks & Glitter sponsored event of a Deaf Queer Trans ASL Performance Night. We will have four Deaf performers ready to entertain you in ASL with MC Sage Lovell! Here’s the schedule: 8:00 – Doors Open 8:15 – Show Begins! After the show ends, there will be …

Why did Mirvish stop offering ASL-interpreted performances? Theatre fans and interpreters are pushing Toronto’s biggest stage company to make shows like Come From Away accessible in the Deaf community’s native language   https://nowtoronto.com/stage/theatre/mirvish-asl-interpreted-performances/?fbclid=IwAR00DgII0sKRnHuw5J-D7uWHkIUIfDSGZCZ6FPVlc0r54hDkX36PaqMOkAE SIGN THE PETITION HERE: https://www.change.org/p/mirvish-productions-asl-interpretation-shows-to-be-provided-by-mirvish?use_react=false  

Creating Sign Language Magic

  Workshop – Creating Sign Language Magic Presented in Partnership with Generator and Deaf Spectrum Explore the possibilities of creating accessible sign language productions for d/Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and sign language users. Through practices in interpretation, shadowing and acting – this workshop compares multiple approaches using selected excerpts. Creating Sign Language Magic leads you through various …

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America’s largest documentary festival, screening over 200 compelling documentaries from Canada and around the world. This year’s Festival will run from April 25 to May 5.   Hot Docs is committed to reducing barriers and increasing accessibility to our screenings.  This year, we are thrilled to be …

Grant Writing Services

Deaf folks in Greater Toronto Area/Ontario/Canada-wide – Did you know that you can get grant writing support from Deaf Spectrum? To get support from Toronto Arts Council (TAC), you need to contact the program officer four (4) weeks before the deadline. To get support from Ontario Arts Council (OAC), you need to get in touch …