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Rebecca Singh

Rebecca Singh is an audio describer, actor, producer, writer, and accessibility consultant who has been describing film, television, live performance, and visual art since 2011. She is the founder of Superior Description Services, where she has voiced audio descriptions for institutions including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Cirque du Soleil, and the National Ballet of Canada, and written the Canadian chapter of the Routledge Handbook of Audio Description. In 2019, she became the first Canadian audio describer invited to speak at ARSAD (Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description) in Barcelona, and has described multiple award winning productions including Da Kink in My Hair. Rebecca is passionate about building local capacity by mentoring audio describers and Blind consultants, helping communities move beyond one-time services toward sustainable, lasting practices. Drawing on her background as both an artist and accessibility practitioner, she brings a collaborative approach to training that values curiosity, creative dialogue, and the lived expertise of Blind and low vision participants.

Superior Description Services

Superior Description Services is a Canadian accessibility practice specializing in audio description, accessibility consulting, and training for the arts and cultural sector. Founded by Rebecca Singh in 2011, the company has produced audio descriptions for institutions including the National Arts Centre and the National Ballet of Canada, and has supported organizations like the Canada Council for the Arts with video descriptions, accessible Zoom sessions, and by supporting a Blind artist's participation on a jury panel. Working alongside Blind and low vision collaborators, Superior Description Services partners with theatres, festivals, museums, municipalities and cultural organizations across Canada to build sustainable, high-quality access programs, focusing on mentorship and local capacity building rather than one-time services. Its multidisciplinary team draws on backgrounds spanning art history, theatre production, and professional writing, and works hand-in-hand with the community it serves at every stage of the process.

Vivian Chong

Vivian Chong is a theatre creator, accessibility consultant, singer-songwriter, dancer, playwright, and educator dedicated to making the arts more accessible to Blind and low vision communities. For more than a decade, she has worked as an audio description consultant, collaborating with artists and organizations to make theatre, dance, literature, and other cultural experiences more inclusive. Vivian is also an accessible yoga teacher and teaches at a youth camp for Blind and low vision participants. She created an accessible edition of her award-winning graphic novel Dancing After TEN and received the Louis Garfield Playwright Award from Nightwood Theatre. A Dora Award nominee for her performance in Dancing with the Universe, Vivian brings together artistic practice, movement, accessibility, and lived experience to help artists and audiences build deeper, more meaningful connections through inclusive performance and creative collaboration.

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