Accessibility Curator
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Accessibility Curator
Full-time Seasonal Contract Onsite
35h/week $24.83/h from February 9 2026 to July 2026
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Who are we
Pride Toronto is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to support our communities in the pursuit of our unequivocal rights to be known be heard be understood be accepted be respected and to celebrate the beauty of who we are. Uniting and empowering people with diverse sexual orientations gender identities and gender expressions the annual Pride Toronto Festival has become a major Canadian Arts and Cultural Event and the largest Pride celebration in North America. Pride Toronto showcases Toronto on the world stage with diversity inclusion and vibrant creativity.
Why Join Pride Toronto
Pride Toronto continues a legacy that is deeply intertwined with the rich progressive history of Torontos queer community. From a small gathering of dedicated activists fighting for their right to love and be seen to the vibrant celebration it knows today Pride Toronto has been a long time in the making. You will be part of the ever growing team to bring Pride to Toronto in every beautiful form that Pride takes!
In addition Pride Toronto offers you the chance to:
- Be part of a high performing team where Pride is their passion and continue to benefit the Pride Movement in Toronto.
- Work in an in-office role with the ability to maintain work-life balance through the flexibility to take mid-day appointments and flex-hours.
- Participate in hard-skill development workshops as well as lunch and learns.
- Access to leadership and growth opportunities as the company grows.
What will you be doing as the Accessibility Curator
Reporting to the Community Engagement Manager the Accessibility Curator is responsible for developing an accessibility strategy for Pride Toronto with a focus on three main areas:
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliance and continuous accessibility improvement
- Organization-wide accessibility implementation across internal operations and Festival programming.
- Monitoring and evaluation of accessibility implementations to ensure equitable access including impact measurement and guiding continuous improvements that meet community needs.
Given the size scope and responsibility that the Festival entails the successful candidate will work effectively with the Community Engagement Manager and Operations team who are responsible for developing elements of the Festival and managing the activities of the year-round volunteer and community stakeholders.
Responsibilities include the following:
- Lead and curate Pride Torontos accessibility spaces at the Festival including but not limited to arranging wheel trans mobile assistant rentals booking ASL etc.
- Review festival activations and encourage opportunities to increase access needs
- Research current accessibility procedures and suggest access implementations to various departments at Pride Toronto.
- Review and recommend up to date policies and procedures to ensure Pride Toronto is AODA compliant.
- Work with the Community Engagement Manager to create schedules for Accessibility Liaison(s) ASL interpreters and Attendant care personnel for the Festival weekend.
- Manage the Accessibility Hub during the Festival Weekend including set up and tear down.
- Create and conduct accessibility trainings for staff and volunteers on the importance of accessibility and how to work with community members who have various access needs.
- Manage a team of volunteers and liaisons during the Festival Weekend who will help to implement accessibility recommendations to achieve organizational accessibility goals.
- Attend and lead all Accessibility advisory committee meetings to include working with theadvisory committee to address accessibility concerns at Pride Toronto.
- Create and implement a successful access request form for community members and staff torequest access for meetings events (internal and external) and other needs as identified.
- Review the current accessibility checklist and make recommendations to ensure all areas of accessibility are being thought of organization-wide.
- Work with the Community Engagement Manager to create a short and long term strategy that supports the expansion of our accessibility pillar both internally and externally .
- Prepare a final Accessibility Report summarizing findings and providing actionable recommendations at the conclusion of the contract.
- Other tasks as assigned by the Community Engagement Manager.
- Assist in the seamless delivery of the Pride produced events leading up to and including the Festival and ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks.
- Provide post-Festival support and undertake any other tasks as required to contribute to the overall success of Pride Toronto.
What are we looking for
- Well versed on AODA compliance requirements.
- Committed to representing the spectrum of abilities covered by the AODA
- Demonstrated experience in accessibility compliance event planning and project management with a minimum of 3 years in one or more of these areas.
- Ability to communicate clearly work effectively with others and navigate complex challenges.
- Ability to work in a fast paced high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work within a flexible schedule including some evenings and weekends.
- Lived experience of disability and or strong relationships with disability communities is a strong asset.
- Assist in the seamless delivery of the Pride produced events leading up to and including the Festival and including timely completion of assigned tasks.
- Proactive self-starter who has strong administration skills takes ownership of tasks drives them to completion and ensures high-quality timely results.
Nice to haves:
- A valid G drivers license.
- Familiarity with Pride Toronto.
- Experience working with 2SLGBTQI communities.
- Familiarity with Zone Festival or other event software G-Suite and Asana.
Our Application and Hiring Process:
Please click the Apply button on this page to submit your application unless you have any access needs restricting you to apply online. Late Submissions will not be accepted. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be notified. Successful applicants may go through a series of interviews with the Hiring Committee for this role. The Hiring Committee may require an additional interview or information to select a final candidate. References for the successful candidates will be checked before a formal offer is made. All interviewees will be notified on whether or not they have been selected.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and interviews will be held immediately until the position is full.
Start date for the position will be: February 9 2026
Pride Toronto is committed to the principles of equity and encourages applicants from racialized people Indigenous people disabled people queer and trans people and women. If you require any form of accessibility throughout this application please let us know by emailing .
For up to date information please visit and follow @PrideToronto on Facebook Twitter and Instagram
We look forward to hearing from you! Stay Proud Stay Safe.
About Company
Founded in 1981, Pride Toronto continues a legacy that is deeply intertwined with the rich, progressive history of Toronto’s queer community.
