Deaf and disability arts
Volume - No 180 / October 20, 202120 October 2021
Arts practices and accessibility challenges and tips
In this issue: Insights into the arts practices of Deaf and disabled peoples, their accessibility challenges, and suggestions for improvement, based on four recent reports from Canada and the United States. These resources could help artists and arts workers improve the accessibility of the works that they create and produce.
Resources
Deaf and Disability Arts Practices in Canada: Summary
Arts Research MonitorBased on interviews and focus group sessions with 85 artists and cultural workers, as well as a literature review, this report provides an overview of the artistic practices of “Deaf artists and artists with disabilities, … and related findings conce… View this resource
Artist Connect
Arts Research MonitorOrganized by Ottawa-based BEING Studio, Artist Connect was “a series of online events” in early 2020 that brought together artists with disabilities from six Canadian communities. To enhance accessibility, event organizers created short video reports… View this resource
Accessibility Labs
Arts Research MonitorWith the idea that “making theatre accessible makes the work better and leads to more exciting experiences for everyone”, Toronto-based Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) tested a range of accessibility methods in workshops that took place months before a… View this resource
Accessibility and the Arts: Reconsidering the Role of the Artist
Arts Research MonitorTargeted to the visual arts but of interest to the broader arts community, this report examines the accessibility of artworks for disabled people. The findings are based on 23 “interviews with disabled and non-disabled artists and art professionals”… View this resource