Disabled access in the arts a shared responsibility [Video]

While there is a great deal of goodwill in the arts, more must be done to identify and address practices, systems and structures that might result in disability discrimination, writes Leya Reid.

DECADES OF community activism has advocated for the rights of d/Deaf and disabled people to enjoy participation, self-representation, employment and economic opportunity in the arts sector.

While there is a great deal of goodwill in mainstream arts and an acknowledgement that things should change, many people do not know how to go about making change.

The ‘Access Rights for d/Deaf and Disabled People’ section of the (National Association for the Visual Arts) NAVA’s newly revised Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design (the code) outlines the responsibilities of organisations, employers and artists to support inclusion and participation for d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers across all aspects and operations of Australia’s contemporary arts.

This includes …