From Access to Inclusion

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From Access to Inclusion Workshops from Arts & Disability Ireland

Taking place from 11 – 22 October, the final strand of From Access to Inclusion Workshops have been designed to enhance learning and engagement, to explore and dismantle barriers, and to challenge assumptions.

Using a suite of resources, exercises, and discussions facilitated by leading thinkers, these interactive and hands-on Workshops will support arts professionals as they work to make accessible and inclusive arts and cultural programmes and initiatives.

Highlights include:

Every Type of Access on Thursday 14 October from 2 – 3:30pm will be led by Brina Casey and Caomhán Mac Con Iomaire, Education Officers at the National Gallery of Ireland. This session will detail some of the ways in which the gallery have incorporated accessible features into their public programme, such as slower pace public tours suitable for sufferers of chronic pain, gained recognition as an autism-friendly institution, and developed an active programme of tailored, onsite and offsite projects for groups with disabilities.

Sharron Rush, Executive Director of Knowbility, returns for another round of Knowbility Website Clinics on Friday 15 and Friday 22 October from 1pm – 6:30pm. Sharron will review your website in advance and provide actionable feedback on ways to improve the experience for all in follow up 20-minute clinics.

Foundations and Future for Relaxed Experiences will include a series of short modules shared in advance for participants to watch in their own time culminating in a live session for questions and answers with Roger Ideishi, Director of Occupational Therapy and Professor of Health, Human Function and Rehabilitation Sciences at The George Washington University, on Tuesday 19 October from 2 – 3:30pm.

Presented in collaboration with Illinois Cultural Access Network and Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium, Virtual Accessibility: A Technical Step by Step on Thursday 21 October from 2 – 3:30pm will feature an experienced panel of production experts, event planners, and service providers who will walk participants through the practicalities of providing Sign Language interpretation, captioning, and audio description in a virtual setting with a particular focus on Zoom and YouTube.

The From Access to Inclusion Workshops are made possible with the support of The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Office of Accessibility and VSA and Arts Council Ireland in partnership with Irish Museum Association.

From Access to Inclusion On-Demand from Arts & Disability Ireland

Following three amazing afternoons of live presentations and networking, on 9, 16 and 23 March 2021, all seven live Symposium sessions are now available to stream on-demand until 31 October.

The delegates that attended our Symposium in March can avail of free access to the recordings based on the pass purchased.

Didn’t attend the live Symposium sessions? Register today to watch either one day of recordings for €15 or all three days for €25 until 31 October 2021.

Stream From Access to Inclusion On-Demand here.

The From Access to Inclusion Symposium was made possible with the support of The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Office of Accessibility and VSA, Arts Council Ireland, the British Council (Ireland Office), Creative Europe Desk Ireland.