Government of Canada provides support to film festival fostering culture change and accessibility awareness during National AccessAbility Week Français
TORONTO, May 30, 2019 /CNW/ - Yesterday, Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, attended the ReelAbilities Film Festival in Toronto. The festival showcases filmmakers and actors with disabilities and reflects deaf and disability cultures in films that aim to raise awareness and promote inclusion.
During the event, Parliamentary Secretary Young highlighted federal funding of $400,000 over the next four years through the Disability Component of the Social Development Partnerships Program, for the ReelEducation program, an initiative of the ReelAbilities Film Festival.
Led by the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, the ReelEducation program helps raise awareness and promotes inclusion by offering free streaming of films, as well as learning resource kits for educators and administrators.
Associated Links
- National AccessAbility Week
- National AccessAbility Week: Changing the way we think, talk and act about barriers to accessibility and inclusion
- Making an accessible Canada for persons with disabilities
SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada
Ashley Michnowski, Director of Communications, Office of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, 819-997-5421, [email protected]; Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, [email protected]
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