CBC Announces 13 New Participants for Year Four of the AccessCBC Program for Creators with a Disability

CBC announced 13 new participants for the fourth year of AccessCBC: A CBC Initiative for Creators with a Disability, a national program that provides pre-development training, mentorship and financing support for creators with disabilities. The pioneering CBC program has supported over 60 creators in its first three years. For its fourth edition, AccessCBC will support seven participants across four projects selected for the scripted comedy/drama and kids streams, as well as a participant for the podcast stream working on Sickboy, and three unscripted projects from five creators across the country.

For the fourth iteration of AccessCBC, CBC continues to collaborate with the Disability Screen Office (DSO), a national not-for-profit organization that works with the Canadian screen industry to eliminate accessibility barriers and foster authentic and meaningful disability representation throughout the sector. Award-winning writer and performer Ophira Calof returns as a consultant on the fourth year of AccessCBC. Calof is a recognized leader and champion for accessible storytelling and project curation. AccessCBC welcomes a new consultant and mentor for the Scripted stream, Julie Di Cresce, a seasoned development executive with experience in broadcasting and as an independent producer.

Check out the participants and see who is from Alberta! https://mediacentre.cbc.ca/announcement/5733/cbc-announces-13-new-participants-for-year-four-of-the-accesscbc-program-for-creators-with-a-disability/