Articles and papers
Disability arts is based on an understanding of disability as a social and individual issue. Debate about disability arts practice explores and confronts some of the complex issues around the social definitions and individual experiences of disability. Disability arts practice also challenges perceptions of art and performance and raise issues of social justice and understanding vital to Australian society. The diverse group of articles below contribute to this dialogue. Discussion paper by Lalita McHenry which surveys Australian artists, companies, support networks and disability in the arts issues. Reproduced with permission of Real Time and the author. High Beam - Beyond the Performance/Therapy Axis Discussion paper by Lalita McHenry which examines disability, disability culture, and identity politics at the High Beam Festival. Reproduced with permission of Real Time and the author. CACA COURAGE: Victory, Empathy and Criticism Examines the irreverent, rude and witty Theatre Performance by Access Arts which subverts the victory narrative so often associated with disability. By Brad Haseman, Academy of the Arts, QUT. Reproduced with permission of Access Arts An article by Jo Litson, published in The Weekend Australian. about the paralympics arts festival. Reproduced with permission . An article by Janice Florence of Flux Dance Company about her life as a dancer and understandings of dance: before and after acquiring a disability. Reproduced with permission of Accessible Arts Discussion Paper based on High Beam Seminar 1998 which examines the implications of existence disability cultures. Reproduced with permission of Arts in Action 
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