Accessible Arts / arts + disability NSW

Directed by Michal Imielski

Blind, as you see it is a visual and sonic investigation into the loss of sight. An innovative and unique piece, it investigates autonomous theatre structures combining: ficto-critical/didactic essay, plastic theatre and modern opera together with principles of: illusion, puppetry, dance, movement, video art and modern sound compositions.

Written by Anthea Skinner

I started playing the clarinet when I started high school. When I developed chronic fatigue syndrome six months later the school band became the highlight of my week and the centre of my social universe. Sixteen years later, playing music has provided me with a career and some amazing performance and travel opportunities. More importantly for someone like me, who has a disability that can be socially isolating, music has provided me with a steady stream of like-minded friends and more romances than I’d care to admit to.

 

Article courtesy of Arts Access SA

Thanks to Arts Access SA and the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, better known as The Gov, many remarkable stories and relationships have arisen. Nine years ago, on a Sunday afternoon, Arts Access SA’s Claire Thackray turned up to The Gov to attend what was then called, Club Contagious. The atmosphere, the obvious enjoyment people were having and its friendly, welcoming nature, led Claire to become a long-term supporter of what Arts Access SA now calls, Club Cool.

 

Article 30 - Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport

 

Article first published in International Arts Manager magazine, December 2006/January 2007 issue.

Geof Armstrong, the Director of the National Disability Arts Forum in the UK, looks at the way forward for improved access and integration for the disabled in the arts.

 

By Kathryn Anderson. First published Link magazine April 2007 (Vol 16/1).

"It’s nice to have something where my disability is just not an issue"
It was unlikely that Ricky Buchanan would ever play an instrument again – however, a simple computer program allowed her to rediscover the pleasure of music.