# Empower Arts Summit

> Empower Arts Summit showcased disabled, d/Deaf, and neurodivergent artists and shared arts accessibility research on May 26, 2025, in Ottawa.

- The summit showcased disabled, d/Deaf, and neurodivergent musicians and performing artists.
- It showcased their creativity, innovation, and lived experiences.
- The summit shared research on accessibility in the arts.
- The Empower Arts Summit took place on May 26, 2025.
- The summit was at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre in Ottawa.
- The summit was free and open to all.

Contact: Empower Arts Summit, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre; 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa; mssc@carleton.ca

## Pages

- [Empower Arts Summit](https://empowerarts.ca/index.md): Empower Arts Summit showcased disabled, d/Deaf, and neurodivergent artists and shared arts accessibility research on May 26, 2025, in Ottawa.
- [About Empower Arts Summit](https://empowerarts.ca/about/index.md): Led by disabled, d/Deaf, and neurodivergent people, Empower Arts Summit brings together musicians, researchers, arts organizations, and industry.
- [Participants](https://empowerarts.ca/participants/index.md): Meet artists, musicians, educators, researchers, and Makerspace Challenge student teams, including Happy Note, The Seam Team, and Team Strum-Able.
- [Schedule](https://empowerarts.ca/schedule/index.md): Registration begins at 9:00 AM in Woodside Hall. Sessions cover music technology, accessibility research, performers and policy. The concert runs 7 PM to 10 PM.
- [Accessibility Information](https://empowerarts.ca/accessibility-information/index.md): English, ASL and audio description at the Empower Arts Summit, with wheelchair access, all-gender washrooms and a quiet room. All events are free.
- [Sponsors](https://empowerarts.ca/sponsors/index.md): Sponsors include Long and McQuade and Ottawa Fringe Festival. Carleton University provided additional support through a Knowledge Mobilization Grant.
- [Summit Registration](https://empowerarts.ca/registration/index.md): The Empower Arts Summit is a free event, and registration is required. Registering for the Empower Arts Summit provides access to a preliminary schedule and FAQ.
- [Access Guide](https://empowerarts.ca/access-guide/index.md): Empower Arts Summit access includes ASL interpretation, English audio description via Zoom, wheelchair-accessible seating, and a low-sensory Quiet Room.

## Optional

- [Cookie policy](https://empowerarts.ca/cookie-policy/index.md): The Empower Arts Summit website sets no cookies and uses no browser storage, analytics or third-party embeds. This policy explains what that means for visitors.
- [Privacy policy](https://empowerarts.ca/privacy-policy/index.md): How the Empower Arts Summit website handles personal data: a static site with no forms, cookies, analytics or tracking scripts, and how its outbound links behave.
- [Terms of service](https://empowerarts.ca/terms-of-service/index.md): Terms for using the Empower Arts Summit website: information pages with no accounts, forms or payments, and links to services that have their own terms.
- [Full text of all pages](https://empowerarts.ca/llms-full.txt)
- [Guide for agents](https://empowerarts.ca/agents.md)
- [Sitemap](https://empowerarts.ca/sitemap.xml)