{"id":7383,"date":"2024-07-30T15:34:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T15:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/?page_id=7383"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:05:25","slug":"kelsie-acton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/sync-leaders\/kelsie-acton\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsie Acton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-abceabcf wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:20%;flex-basis:20%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-light-grey-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color tw-shadow wp-elements-b2ab7180c5c702ce7ae9762463a1fccd is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Kelsie est danseuse, chor\u00e9graphe, chercheuse et consultante en acc\u00e8s.  Elle a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 Sync Ontario en 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:80%;flex-basis:80%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns tw-gutter-large is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-abceabcf wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column founder-promo is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Kelsie, a white woman with dark brown curly hair and glasses. She has her hand posed to one side of her face and is wearing a pale colored short and gold chain with small pendant.\" class=\"wp-image-7798\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kelsie-Acton-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--col-width:;\" class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 signifie que le travail d'acc\u00e8s consiste souvent \u00e0 prendre des d\u00e9cisions difficiles sur qui ou quoi prioriser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, j'ai partag\u00e9 une citation de Carrie Sandhl. On peut y lire : \u00ab Mais ce que je trouve remarquable dans la communaut\u00e9 des personnes handicap\u00e9es, c'est l'intention et les efforts d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s pour inclure toutes les personnes dans toute la mesure du possible et pas seulement la plupart des gens lorsque cela leur convient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inclure tout le monde me tient \u00e9veill\u00e9 la nuit. C'est le grand d\u00e9fi du leadership des personnes handicap\u00e9es dans les arts. Il y a toujours des limites \u00e0 ce que nous pouvons faire. Lorsque vous travaillez dans le domaine de l'acc\u00e8s dans le domaine des arts de la sc\u00e8ne, vous travaillez contre les budgets, contre le temps, mais surtout contre les attitudes et les hypoth\u00e8ses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Au fil des ans, je suis devenue fascin\u00e9e (obs\u00e9d\u00e9e ?) par la fa\u00e7on dont je prends ces d\u00e9cisions. J'ai cr\u00e9\u00e9 des listes d'acc\u00e8s que je privil\u00e9gie : quand et pourquoi. J'essaie de construire un cadre pour \u00eatre \u00e9quitable dans un monde extr\u00eamement injuste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J'ai pr\u00e9conis\u00e9 (et je pr\u00e9conise toujours) que les artistes et les lieux devraient informer le public de l'environnement sensoriel de la performance afin que le public puisse d\u00e9cider si l'\u0153uvre \u00e9tait pour eux. J'ai particip\u00e9 \u00e0 un travail dont je suis vraiment fier : cr\u00e9er des espaces de d\u00e9tente dans des lieux. Mais au fil des ans, j'ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 me demander si cela ne cr\u00e9ait pas une performance qui m'incluait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Je ne pense pas que les artistes et les salles se rendent compte que lorsque vous me montrez les lumi\u00e8res les plus brillantes et les plus \u00e9blouissantes, lorsque vous me dites o\u00f9 se trouve l'espace de d\u00e9tente, vous me dites : mon art va probablement vous faire souffrir. Il risque de vous submerger. Si vous voulez vous engager dans ma performance, vous devez accepter d'\u00eatre en douleur ou en d\u00e9tresse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-right wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/remarkable-by-kelsie-acton\/\">Plus de Kelsie<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Mon travail doit reconna\u00eetre mes propres exp\u00e9riences et pas seulement l'acc\u00e8s que je pense pouvoir vendre au monde. Je m\u00e9rite une performance remarquable, une performance qui a l\u2019intention et l\u2019effort de m\u2019inclure aussi.<\/p>\n<cite>Keslie Acton<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query leaders-feed is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fc57c17 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9325 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:15rem;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Salima-Punjani-2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-custom-query-size size-custom-query-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"A portrait of Salima, a brown-skinned woman with long thick curly black hair looks off camera to the right and is smiling.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Salima-Punjani-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Salima-Punjani-2-11x12.png 11w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Salima-Punjani-2-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-fbbc3fed1fc3792f58b9d468fc99ffe9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-black-color has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/sync-leaders\/salima-punjani\/\" target=\"_self\" >Salima Punjani<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My work is soft and sweet and tender. I would say it is strategically&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9002 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:15rem;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-custom-query-size size-custom-query-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"A portrait of Dawn with a black background. In the frame is also a portrait of a black greyhoud dog names Lucy\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dawnjoyleong-official-photograph-square-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-fbbc3fed1fc3792f58b9d468fc99ffe9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-black-color has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/sync-leaders\/dawn-joy-leong\/\" target=\"_self\" >Dawn-joy Leong<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I will always remember SYNC for providing me with the Clement Space \u2014 a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9281 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:15rem;\" class=\"is-style-rounded wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shivanya-Ra-Colour-Head-Shot-jpg-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-custom-query-size size-custom-query-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"A side profile of Shivanya. They have shoulder length brown hair.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shivanya-Ra-Colour-Head-Shot-jpg-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shivanya-Ra-Colour-Head-Shot-jpg-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shivanya-Ra-Colour-Head-Shot-jpg-2-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shivanya-Ra-Colour-Head-Shot-jpg-2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shivanya-Ra-Colour-Head-Shot-jpg-2-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shivanya-Ra-Colour-Head-Shot-jpg-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-fbbc3fed1fc3792f58b9d468fc99ffe9 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-black-color has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/sync-leaders\/shivanya-ra\/\" target=\"_self\" >Shivanya Ra<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As creators, changemakers, and \u201ccrippers\u201d of spaces and language, it is imperative to treat&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 signifie que le travail d'acc\u00e8s consiste souvent \u00e0 prendre des d\u00e9cisions difficiles sur qui ou quoi prioriser.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":7798,"parent":5331,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"programme-area":[],"class_list":["post-7383","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"title_on_page":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7383"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7801,"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7383\/revisions\/7801"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"programme-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syncleadership.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programme-area?post=7383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}