{"id":2733,"date":"2026-03-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/cultural-shows-quebec-city\/introduction-a-lacessibilite-creative\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:49:50","slug":"introduction-to-creative-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/en\/cultural-shows-quebec-city\/introduction-to-creative-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to creative accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7e445609665521daf3cd49312a4cb5e6\"><em>This conference and training are mostly directed at the cultural community<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone should have access to theatre and culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, performing arts adapted for people with functionnal diversity is too rare. To change this reality, universal accessibility must be thought about from the very beginning and included in the creative process, not as an last minute afterthought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may seem intimidating to know where to begin to make truly accessible art without taking away its essence. Through this conference-discussion, we will talk about the basics of creative accessibility as well as the essential notions to make truly inclusive steps, attentive to the reality and needs of diverse communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-ccnca-couleur_rgb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-ccnca-couleur_rgb.jpg 903w, https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logo-ccnca-couleur_rgb-860x257.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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You can find ideas, concepts, and concrete advice to better understand what is cultural accessibility, discover the creative accessibility approach and learn to integrate it directly in an artistic process.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach and the guide are recipient of the prix\u00a0<em>Initiative innovante<\/em>, given by the <a href=\"https:\/\/cqt.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conseil Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois du th\u00e9\u00e2tre<\/a>\u00a0in Octobre 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatredechaines.com\/boutique\/p\/introduction-accessibilite-creative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the guide here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This conference and training are mostly directed at the cultural community Everyone should have access to theatre and culture.\u00a0\u00a0 However, performing arts adapted for people with functionnal diversity is too rare. 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