3Arts launches Disability Culture Leadership Initiative to advance advocacy and justice efforts in the arts Reveca Torres, Two Fridas Recreation. CHICAGO, IL .- 3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, announced today the launch of the Disability Culture Leadership Initiative (DCLI), featuring a new online platform created to elevate Deaf and disabled artists and encourage the arts and culture sector to prioritize Disability Culture in programming and organizational efforts. DCLI features candid video conversations among eleven Chicago-based Deaf and disabled alumni of the 3Arts Residency Fellowships at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), as well as a report that chronicles the trajectory of the Fellowship and the citys approach to creating and supporting the Disability Art and Culture movement. The DCLI videos and accompanying publication are now available here.