Accessibility statement
The Department of Theatre aims to be a place where everyone has equitable opportunities to work, learn, collaborate, and play.
We strongly believe that disability, despite its challenges, is not a barrier to doing great artistic work.
We seek to consider accessibility concerns as prompts for new innovations in our spaces, teaching, and activities. We strive to make these as accessible and inclusive as possible. Disability shows us the many pathways available towards similar goals.
In keeping with our Anti-Oppression Statement, as a community of faculty, staff and students, we constantly unlearn and combat ableist perspectives, through the work of the EDIA Committee, in coordination with Concordia’s Equity Office, and in keeping with the University’s Policy on Accessibility and Accommodations.
For accessibility issues in the classroom, students are encouraged first and foremost to discuss their needs with their instructor. The Access Center can assist in providing official “memos” to allow for accommodations in grading and exams, but is not necessarily set up to support the expansive pedagogies of a performance department. If a student is not able to come to an agreement with their instructor, they are encouraged to seek support from the EDIA committees’ student or faculty members, who can help facilitate a dialogue, or the Access Centre.
For accessibility questions regarding our current season of Public Performance Projects, including wheelchair seating, assisted listening devices and content warnings, please contact jen.strahl@concordia.ca.
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Resources
Access Center for Students with Disabilities
HowlRound: Disability and Accessibility
Coming Soon: Access Guides for Concordia Department of Theatre Venues
In coordination with Concordia’s Equity Office, and in keeping with the University’s Policy on Accessibility and Accommodations, we are striving to make our spaces, teaching, and activities as accessible and inclusive as possible.
We recognize that marginalizations often intersect, which can create greater inequities or barriers for those who are part of more than one historically marginalized group (e.g. race, gender, sexual orientation etc.). Please see the department’s Anti-Oppression Statement.