Perspectives on disability and the family: for a new documentary ethics
Tënk offers you a special program imagined in partnership with the Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les médias, les handicaps et les (auto)représentations.
Outreach
ÉDI formation : Représentation et inclusion du handicap dans l’industrie médiatique (Disability Representation and Inclusion in the Media Industry)
This is a free online training session on “Représentation et inclusion du handicap dans l’industrie médiatique” (Representation and inclusion of the disabled in the media industry).
Participation of Jean Horvais and Mouloud Boukala in the Rencontres EDUCERE
Jean Horvais, member of the advisory committee and Mouloud Boukala, holder of the Chair participated in a workshop on the theme “Art et représentations du handicap” on May 18, 2023 as part of the annual EDUCERE conferences.
Participation of Mouloud Boukala in the Rapport de scénarisation accessible (Accessible Scriptwriting Report) (2023)
Mouloud Boukala participates in the Rapport de scénarisation accessible (Accessible Script Report). This project contributes to breaking down the barriers faced by authors with disabilities and D/Deaf people in the Canadian television sector.
Contribution of Richard Marcotte to the “Autistes et non-autistes. Mieux se comprendre” guide.
Richard Marcotte participated in the “guide Autistes et non-autistes. Mieux se comprendre” (Autistic and non-autistic guide. Understand each other better). He delivers “a very personal plea for a more inclusive society”.
Mouloud Boukala on the show Dans la mosaïque
Mouloud Boukala, holder of the Chair, participated on March 27 in the radio program Dans la mosaïque to discuss the accessible screenwriting program for which he acted as a member of the jury.
The Chair’s work is discussed in an article in La Presse!
The Chair’s work was discussed in an article published on the La Presse website on January 29, 2023.
Handicap, Sourditude et Innovations (Handicap, Deafness and Innovations) Laboratory (HSI)
Moouloud Boukala (Chairholder) and Véro Leduc (collaborator) obtained total funding of $1,268,898 for the creation of the Handicap, Sourditude et Innovations (HSI) Laboratory (Handicap, Deafness and Innovations).
A tour in France for Simul & singulis!
Jean Horvais traveled to France from September 14 to 25, 2022 as part of the Simul & singulis project.
Conference as part of the Quebec Week for People with Disabilities
On June 6, 2022, the Canada Research Chair in Media, Disabilities and (Self)representations held the conference “Le handicap et ses représentations sociale et professionnelle : le parcours uqamien de personnes en situation de handicap” as part of the Quebec Week for Persons with Disabilities.