
MARTY LAMPKIN
,(she/her)
Professor|Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist|RSW, MSW, BSW|
Founder of Masabilities: Carnival Without Limits
2025 Black Healthcare Hero Award Recipient
Masabilities: Carnival Without Limits
Masabilities: Carnival Without Limits is an Disability-affirming, inclusive and accessible Caribbean Carnival MAS celebration.

Masabilities is an anti-ableist liberatory movement for Afro-Caribbean Black and Disabled/Neurodiverse
communities to fully participate in
Caribbean Carnival celebrations.
Vision
To create an inclusive, liberating and accessible Carnival MAS dance experience celebrating Afro-Caribbean culture, identity and inclusion through a Disability-affirming lens.
Masabilities: Carnival Without Limits was founded by the vision of Marty Lampkin. In partnership with Monique Pitt of Gyalliant,
Masbilities was first launched in Toronto,Ontario Canada in 2023.
Watch Bachannal!
Check Out Our 2025 Recap Below
"Playing Mas is Freedom, but Carnival spaces are often inaccessible and exclusionary. This has to change.
-Marty Lampkin
Honouring Our Disabilities & Love for Soca Music
Masabilities: Carnival Without Limits was designed to create a sensory inclusive and accessible environment for individuals with visible and invisible disabilities/ neurodivergence. This includes but is not limited to:
Physical
Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
& FASD
Autism Spectrum/
Neurological Divergence
Intellectual Disabilities
& Learning Disabilities
Masabilities also invites Parents, Caregivers, Siblings and Support Staff to join in on the celebration!






Testimonials

Masabilities 2024 Video Recap
"Because Everybody deserves to play ah MAS"
-Marty Lampkin