Jennifer Teo and Miguel Olmo on an audio-described tour at the S-X Day, Blacktown Arts Centre
Accessible Arts held a skills exchange day for Western Sydney arts centres on 27 May 2010, in response to the need to develop audiences that include people with disability at museums and galleries.
Major arts venues from across metropolitan Sydney came together for the exchange at Blacktown Arts Centre, to focus on education and information about the development and delivery of tactile and audio-described tours.
“The S-X Day was devised partially in response to recommendations from the National Arts and Disability Strategy, to increase quality arts and cultural experiences in museums and galleries for people with disability,” said Jennifer Teo, Strategic Initiatives Western Sydney, Accessible Arts.
“It provided an opportunity for curators, producers, education and public programs staff to discuss issues and exchange ideas on tactile and audio-described tours within various arts contexts.”
Read more about the Skills Exchange Day.
To assist arts centres to understand the access needs of people with disability in relation to audio description a document has been compiled by Accessible Arts with contributions from the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Gallery of NSW. Download the Audio Description for Visual Arts document.
