When students and members walk into the Athletic Centre, they should find themselves in a welcoming environment that inspires physical activity for all, including those of different physical abilities. On December 1st Athletic Centre visitors will have the chance to see “Envisioning New Meanings of Disability and Difference,” a multimedia exhibit profiling female artists’ perspectives on living with impairments and physical difference.“We’re proud to host this innovative exhibit,” says Susan Lee, the Athletic Centre’s program coordinator of accessibility, equity and diversity. “The collection is a perfect example of what our faculty aims to achieve in terms of diversity and inclusion.”
The artists use photos, film and other interactive platforms to present themselves in their own words and images, which the Faculty hopes will help to bring a face to its message of inclusion and further promote physical activity for all.
The Athletic Centre lobby will be the exhibit’s third stop on campus. It had its U of T launch at Hart House and later showed at the Medical Sciences Building. The show will be available for viewing from 9:30am-5pm on December 1st.
Videos created by artists Jes Sachse,Taryn Green and Anne Harland are online.