With support from the California Arts Council, Urban Jazz Dance Company will create a virtual platform promoting health, wellness, and access to the arts in Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations. Launching in November 2021, established by October 2023, the platform will provide free and subscription-based videos and workshops with captioning, ASL interpretation and serve as the first Deaf Performing Arts virtual archive. Funds will be used for UJDC staff, Deaf consultants and access services.
UJDC educates audiences about current events, empowering minorities, lack of early access to language for Deaf children and social justice. We provide educational workshops/performances at Deaf schools, mainstream programs, Universities, state colleges and seniors homes in the process, creating a healing space for many who have experienced domestic abuse. UJDC passionately visits over 70 schools per year, local to International, working with both hearing and Deaf people of all ages and abilities.

