Alan holds the honour of being the only Canadian artist invited to the 2000 Paralympics Arts Festival in Sydney, Australia. In 2001, he was invited to perform for the Department of Community Affairs in Bermuda. In 2003, he was invited to perform at the Above and Beyond Festival in England. In 2004, he performed at the VSA International Disability Arts Festival in Washington, DC. In 2005, his performance opened Abilities Festival in Toronto. In 2008, Alan was the only Canadian artist invited to the Sixth Sense Performing Arts Festival in Taiwan. He’s also been a featured artist at Balancing Acts:  Calgary’s Annual Disability Arts Festival for six of the past eight years, performing theatre, stand-up comedy, and storytelling. 

Alan’s work has been supported through a number of awards and grants:  a 2000 International Touring Grant from the Department of Foreign Affairs; a 2005 Artistic Award of Excellence from the City of Ottawa; a 2006 Creation and Production Fund Grant for Professional Artists from the City of Ottawa; a 2007 Operating Grant from Trillium Foundation (for Propeller Dance, with which Alan is an Artistic Associate); a 2008 Independent Creation Grant, as well as a Travel Grant, from Canada Council for the Arts; and a 2008 Theatre Project Grant from the Ontario Arts Council.

His work has been featured in both disability-related and in mainstream publications - Pathways (the Cerebral Palsy Association of Alberta’s quarterly newsletter), Exceptional Parent (a national Canadian magazine for parents of disabled children), The Ottawa Sun, The Ottawa Citizen, and RealTime Magazine (Sydney, Australia) - to name a few. His shows have received rave reviews in prominent Canadian daily press publications such as The Toronto Star, The Eye Weekly and The Winnipeg Free Press. Alan’s comedy has also frequently been featured on CBC radio and on CBC’s national television program, Moving On. Abilities Magazine, Canada’s leading national publication on disability issues featured Alan on the cover of their Fall 2005 issue.