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The Accessibility Accelerator Podcast

The Accessibility Accelerator Podcast

by Xenia Concerts Inc

Season 1

Building Accessibility Into your Practice as a Producer with Taylor Stocks

In this episode, Kalyce Carter (Accessibility Coordinator, Xenia Concerts) has the immense pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Taylor Stocks to explore the role accessibility plays within producing practices. During their conversation, Taylor shares valuable insights from their experience as a producer, discussing the strategies, approaches, and intentional practices they use to ensure accessibility is deeply rooted within the projects they support. They explore what it means to move beyond viewing accessibility as an addition or afterthought, and instead build it into the foundation of the creative process. Taylor also shares practical strategies and reflections on how producers can incorporate accessibility from multiple vantage points, considering the needs of artists, audiences, collaborators, and the broader communities connected to their work. This conversation offers thoughtful and intentional guidance for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of accessible producing and create more intentional, inclusive, and sustainable arts practices. Thank you, Taylor, for sharing your knowledge, practice, approaches, and expertise with the Xenia community.

Exploring the Importance, Practice, and Brilliance of Disability Arts with Hannah Facknitz

In this episode, Kalyce Carter (Accessibility Coordinator, Xenia Concerts) has the honour of sitting down with Hannah Facknitz to explore disability arts and what it means for disabled artists to create, imagine, and share their work. Together, they discuss the necessary and transformative approaches within disability arts, and how this practice often exists beyond traditional conventions of what art-making is expected to be. They reflect on how disability arts challenges mainstream ideas around productivity, artistic processes, and what it means to create a "finished" work of art. Their conversation explores the importance of community, self-preservation, and reimagining the ways we value artistic practices. They also discuss the beauty of marginalia, the care embedded within disability arts, and the ways disabled artists continue to expand our understanding of creativity, expression, and connection. This conversation is a powerful reflection on the brilliance of disability arts and the possibilities that emerge when art-making is allowed to exist beyond limitation and expectation. Thank you, Hannah, for sharing your knowledge, care, and insight with the Xenia community.

Creating Safer Arts Spaces: Considerations for Immunocompromised Audiences and Arts Workers with Amina

In this episode, Kalyce Carter ( Accessibility Coordinator, Xenia Concerts) has the privilege of sitting down with the ever-brilliant Amina to explore what accessibility can look like for immunocompromised audiences, artists, and arts workers. Together, they discuss the many ways we can reimagine safer arts spaces, the impact of spaces that fail to consider the realities of immunocompromised communities, and what it means to create environments where people can genuinely feel supported, welcomed, and safe. They also explore how accessibility is a collective responsibility and reflect on ways all of us can continue building spaces that are more accessible for those who face additional barriers to safety and participation. Their conversation is thoughtful, honest, and grounded in care. It invites listeners to imagine a future where safer spaces are not treated as an exception, but as an essential part of creating accessible arts communities for everyone. Thank you, Amina, for sharing your wisdom, brilliance, and lived experience with the Xenia community.

The Role of Accessibility in Music Education with Vanessa Ng

In this episode, Kalyce Carter ( Accessibility Coordinator, Xenia Concerts) has the privilege of sitting down with Vanessa Ng to explore the role of accessibility in music education and what it means to create learning environments where every student can thrive. Together, they discuss the experiences of students navigating educational spaces, the expectations and pressures often placed on young musicians, and how accessibility can transform the ways we teach, learn, and engage with music. Vanessa shares thoughtful insights into why accessible approaches benefit not only disabled students, but everyone involved in music education. Their conversation is filled with honest reflections, meaningful discussions, and plenty of laughter along the way. Xenia Concerts invites you to join this thoughtful conversation and hopes you leave feeling inspired to imagine more accessible futures in music and across many other forms of education. Thank you, Vanessa, for your generosity, wisdom, and care in sharing your experiences with the Xenia community.