Based in Vancouver, Canada, the Society for Disability Arts and Culture (S4DAC) presents and produces works by artists with disabilities and promotes artistic excellence among artists with disabilities working in a variety of disciplines.  More about S4DAC.

We've Moved!

Effective February 20th, 2008: Thanks to a generous offer of space from the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, the S4DAC has a new home!

You can find us at:

2702 Norland Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Canada V5B 3A6
Phone: 604.292.1296

We look forward to continuing to promote excellence among artists with disabilities from our new home.

National Jazz Awards - Vote for Joe Coughlin!

Our friend and kickstART Festival performer, Joe Coughlin, has been nominated by the National Jazz Awards as Male Vocalist of the Year for his new release “Things Turn Out That Way” on RoadHouse Records.

Please take a couple of minutes out of your busy day to cast a vote and to help integrate artists with disabilities into the mainstream!

Visit the 2008 Voting Booth to cast your vote. You need to vote for someone or choose "none of the above" in each category. To help you along, Joe has listed his favourites below. You don’t have to vote for them, but Joe has worked with most of these people and assures us they are deserving of recognition.

Drummer of the Year…..Terry Clarke
Bassist of the year…Neil Swainson
Guitarist of the Year…Lorne Lofsky
Keyboardist of the Year…David Braid
Trombonist of the Year…Hugh Fraser
Trumpeter of the Year…Brad Turner
Saxophonist of the Year…Phil Dwyer
Clarinetist of the Year…Bob DeAngelis
Violinist of the Year…Jesse Zubot
Instrumentalist of the Year…Ross Taggart
Female Vocalist of the Year…Kate Hammet-Vaughan
Male Vocalist of the Year…Joe Coughlin, of course!
Arranger of the Year…Rick Wilkins
SOCAN Composer of the Year…Don Thompson
Big Band of the Year…John Macleod
Acoustic Band of the Year…Jodi Proznick Quartet
Electric Band of the Year…Chris Tarry
Jazz Label of the Year…Cellar Live
Jazz Recording of the Year…Ryga/Perry Joined at the Hip
International Musician of the Year…Terence Blanshard
Musician of the Year…Oscar Peterson
Latin Jazz Artist of the Year…Amanda Martinez
Broadcaster of the Year…Katie Malloch
Jazz Festival of the Year…Vancouver
Journalist of the Year…Geoff Chapman
Producer of the Year…Cory Weeds
Jazz Photographer of the Year…Don Vickery

Joe will be attending the awards show in Toronto on April 8 and thanks you for your support.

Watch Joe in action on YouTube.