The Canada Council for the Arts, the government of Canada’s national promoter and funder of public arts, has issued a request for proposal for communications firms with expertise in sign language as well as communications with the deaf or hard of hearing, to develop and provide a comprehensive communications strategy.

Canada Council for the Arts

The Ottawa, Ontario-based Council seeks to implement an effective method of engaging and communicating with deaf and hard of hearing arts professionals and members of the public, and is looking for firm that develop a comprehensive strategy to deliver key messages and information to the deaf.

The proposed strategy should address a range of media including sign language-interpreted videos, captioned videos, plain language text and other visual cues to be implemented in a variety of contexts and environments including announcements, blogs, event summaries, webinars, live web events, consultations and information sessions.

Proposals will be rated on a criterion of firm capabilities and cost. Total proposed budget should not exceed $30,000.

Deadline for submissions is February 12 at 5:00 pm EST (Ottawa local time). Deadline for submitting questions is February 5. RFP submissions should be sent via email, with the RFP’s title, “Deaf Communications Strategy,” should be listed in the email’s subject line.

Contact is Sheila James, in the Council’s Policy Planning and Strategic Foresight Section Equity Office, [email protected].

Download RFP (PDF)