Accessible Arts / arts + disability NSW

Plugged In, a month of inclusive arts events throughout October 2010, will celebrate some of the achievements realized through Accessible Arts’ Western Sydney project, increasing cultural activities, access and opportunities for people with disability in the Western Sydney region.

Keynote speeches presented by Jenny Sealey, MBE on both days of Accessible Arts’ Arts Activated National Conference are now available online.

On Wednesday 21 July 2010, Accessible Arts hosted a forum to consult with Regional Arts NSW and its network of Regional Arts Development Boards, to propose a strategy for rural and regional engagement with arts and disability.

The art exhibition that has been presented annually by Accessible Arts since 2006, has shifted to a project to be developed over an 18-month period and presented bi-annually.

A partnership between Accessible Arts and Critical Stages, to support the NSW tour of UK modern classic A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, is educating performing arts venues about access and disability awareness.

Callout : Holroyd : Deadline 8 Nov 10 : After the successful award winning Art Boxes Project of 2006 a fifth series of painting will be undertaken during early 2011.

Performance : Sydney : 11, 14, 18 Sep 10 : Blind, As You See It is a hybrid performance and exploration into the process of losing one’s sight.

Event : Hornsby : 24 & 25 Sep 10 : Studio ARTES celebrates the return of their annual exhibition featuring fresh visual artwork from all their members.

Workshop : Bathurst : 15 & 29 Oct 10 : Participants will learn how to research opportunities to market your creations and how to identify your most viable financial opportunities.

Digby Webster, First Flight Crew performer, AART.BOXX 09 artist and Australia Council for the Arts office worker, is one of twelve Australians featured on the What makes me digital online campaign, recently launched by the Australia Council for the Arts.

Arts OutWest is giving three people from the Central West who are involved in the arts the opportunity to be mentored by an expert in their field.

Talking Vision is Vision Australia's national weekly radio show on blindness and low vision. On 23 August 2010 presenters examined the growing information and entertainment service offered via Audio Description.

Arts Access Victoria (AAV), in partnership with the Arts Law Centre of Australia, is proud to announce the launch of exciting new initiative Raw Law.

SenCity is a multi-sensory, multi-faceted, special event for people who are hearing impaired and deaf, and those with any other ability or disability.

Western Australia based arts access organisation, DADAA have launched a national arts and health digital platform, in partnership with the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund, Healthway and The University of Western Australia.

An employment program piloted by The Spastic Centre in 2009 has created opportunities for people with cerebral palsy to establish profitable business ventures in the arts.

Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, has applauded an agreement that will vastly improve provision of captions and audio description in cinemas, so that people who have previously been unable to enjoy going to the movies will have greater opportunity to do so.