Training Services
Accessible Arts is a leading disability, access and inclusion training provider for the Arts and Culture sector.
Learn how to connect with and support the 1 in 5 Australians who identify as having disability or who are d/Deaf.
Our specialised workshops are designed for arts and cultural organisations, festivals, venues, not-for-profit organisations, councils and government agencies. Each year we train over 1500 people. Our clients come from large organisations and venues to local government teams and small independent operators.
Our training is:
- Arts Specific: We’re experts in arts, culture and disability. With over 35 years’ experience in helping organisations improve their accessibility, we support arts organisations to successfully navigate challenges and maximise opportunities for access and inclusion.
- Disability-Led: Our trainers are artists and arts workers with disability. It makes a world of difference.
- Cost Effective: We understand the budget constraints under which many arts organisations operate and ensure our prices are the most competitive in the market.
Disability Confidence Training
Introductory Workshop
Designed for arts, culture and events workers, this introductory workshop is all about helping you and your team improve how you connect with and support the 1 in 5 people with disability or who are d/Deaf. Discover practical solutions for making your organisation disability confident with this disability-led training course delivered by arts experts.
Upcoming sessions to be confirmed soon.
Updated – Accessible Marketing Workshop
Introductory Workshop
Expand your reach with inclusive and accessible digital marketing techniques. This valuable workshop is hosted by media accessibility expert Bec Hogan and has been developed to specifically address the needs of marketing and communications workers in the arts, culture and events sectors. Discover practical access solutions for social media, websites, e-newsletters and more. This workshop will equip you to reach the full potential of your audiences to include the 1 in 5 people with disability.
Upcoming session:
Monday 17 March, 12.30pm – 2pm
NEW – Access Riders for Organisations
Introductory Workshop
Working with people with disability requires understanding of access requirements and knowledge on how to implement reasonable adjustments for employees and artists. This workshop will explore how to implement Access Riders. This is a valuable tool for communicating access requirements that a person requires to remove barriers to inclusion so they can do their best work. Learn about legislation, reasonable adjustments, funding, access responsibilities and accessible recruitment processes. Through practical examples, tips and tricks, we’ll help your organisation to confidently identify and remove access barriers to create an inclusive workplace which benefits everyone.
Upcoming session:
Thursday 8 May, 1pm – 2.30pm
NEW – Access Rider Workshop for Artists and Arts Workers
Introductory Workshop
Access Riders are a valuable document for communicating access requirements to employers and contracting organisations. This workshop provides a practical overview for people with disability on how to write one, what to ask for and the kind of language to use. Delivered by creative industry professionals and advocacy experts with disability, the session covers understanding disability models, the rights of people with disability or who are d/Deaf, self-advocacy, Access Rider examples and reasonable workplace adjustments.
To book a private training session for your organisation, email Michelle Teear at training@aarts.net.au
Accessible Festivals and Events
Intermediate Workshop
Designed for festival and event organisers, this course outlines achievable and effective ways to help ensure your team is prepared and confident to cater for everyone. Covering everything from planning and programming to ticketing and practical venue access solutions, this workshop has been designed by arts experts and festival-goers with disability to support organisations to ace event access.
Upcoming session:
Monday 5 May, 2pm – 4pm
Accessible Exhibition Design
Intermediate workshop
Get creative with aesthetic accessible exhibitions that can be enjoyed by the 1 in 5 Australians with disability. In this expert workshop, we’ll cover everything from budgeting and consultation to practical accessible design solutions and creative experimentation. Accessible exhibition design is not only achievable – it’s essential!
Upcoming session:
Thursday 10 April, 1pm – 3pm
NEW – Creative Access
Intermediate Workshop
Designed for creative practitioners and commissioning arts organisations, this training explores embedding access and inclusion into new creative work in an aesthetic way, providing examples of successful national and international works. This exciting new course is designed to help you think beyond traditional models where access is added-on to existing work and consider how to creatively engage diverse audiences in a meaningful way.
Upcoming session:
Thursday 5 June, 1 – 3pm
How to be a Good Ally
Intermediate Workshop
Build on your foundational knowledge on disability access and inclusion by learning how to be a good ally to the 1 in 5 Australians with disability or who are d/Deaf. Designed to equip organisations with core skills and tools for building a culture of access and inclusion, this workshop explores the top issues facing the disability community, including ableism and how you can be proactive to support the disability community. This insightful workshop will improve your understanding of disability culture, strengthen your relationship to the disability community and prepare your organisation to be an important ally.
To book a private training session for your organisation, email Michelle Teear at training@aarts.net.au
Private and Custom Workshops
We can design, create and deliver private in-house training for your organisation at any time. The workshop can be conducted online, at a venue of your choice in Sydney or regionally, or at our offices at The Rocks in Sydney. Get in touch and we’ll get you sorted!
Contact our Training Coordinator, Michelle Teear, on training@aarts.net.au
Cost:
Public Workshops
Access
Online Workshops
All our public workshops are delivered online using the Zoom video conferencing platform.
Screen view of 20 participants during an online training session.
Sydney Film festival staff at a training session at our office in The Rocks
Testimonials
“The training was highly engaging and very informative. The trainers created a relaxed, safe space (and they were) clearly knowledgeable about the creative arts sector and how to build disability confidence and knowledge amongst diverse teams. We appreciated their very practical suggestions for challenging and improving common barriers across physical sites information formatting communication delivery of services and programming.”
“I love that the training is done by people with disability. The first-person perspective is invaluable.”
“Sydney Festival has utilised the services of Accessible Arts for annual staff Disability Awareness Training since 2011. Sydney Festival has a large audience, many of whom have accessibility requirements, and we have prioritised training for our staff across all departments so that everyone is provided with a greater awareness of what disability is, and given skills and tools to be able to confidently use the right language and understand the value of inclusivity. Accessible Arts have always ensured that someone with lived experience has run the training sessions, which we value highly. Their courses are developed and run by arts experts, geared towards the industry, all of whom have been happy to chat through any questions our staff may have. Sydney Festival staff have always come out of the training with creative solutions to problems they previously didn’t know existed!”
“The training was engaging and helped our company learn more ways to improve and expand accessibility, both within our team and with what our festival offers to the community.”
“A fabulous session which has made being disability confident much more achievable! Thank you so much – really appreciate your expertise.”
“Thank you for providing this session. I am determined now to make some important changes within my organisation.”
“The training really opened our eyes to how we can improve in areas we didn’t even realise needed improving. Thank you!”
More Info
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us at training@aarts.net.au or call 02 9251 6499.
Accessible Arts is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
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Image Description: A group of 20 people standing and smiling at the camera at Bundanon on-site staff training.
