AAA NewsletterIssue 22 - March 2006Special Issue - Free 96 page full colour publication Making The Journey: Arts and Disability in AustraliaNow available online in pdf, html and hardcopy from the Arts Access Australia network.Download Making the Journey now at: http://www.ozco.gov.au/arts_resources/publications/making_the_journey/ Between December 2005 and February 2006 Making the Journey has been down loaded over 4,000 times so if you haven't already done so now is your chance to see a snapshot of what is happening in every State and Territory in Australia. MAKING THE JOURNEY - ARTS AND DISABILITY IN AUSTRALIAWritten by Mary Hutchison In Making the Journey, we wanted to celebrate achievements and use examples to encourage ideas for including people with disabilities in arts activities, while also encouraging people with disabilities to develop and run their own arts activities. Making the Journey was specifically prompted by a desire to promote success stories and the many developments that have taken place in the lives of people with disabilities in the last 25 years. While recognising what is good we also wanted to point the way forward for further change. The organisations discussed here represent just a sample of the projects and people who are ‘making the journey’ to widen perceptions of art and open it out to people who have traditionally been excluded from its practice. The case studies have been drawn from both large and small organisations, and cover metropolitan and regional areas in all Australian states and territories. The organisations featured are:
The book contains contacts and resources on all the subject areas covered in the case studies including local and international disability resources, plus information about approaches to disability action plans and legal definitions. This book offers the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the passion people with disability have for the arts. In writing the book it was great to uncover so many strong stories — including the many that didn’t make the final book. The strength and innovation found in work happening in regional and remote Australia away from the glare of capital cities made a particularly strong impression. Hard copies of Making the JourneyINTERNATIONALPeople outside Australia can request a copy of Making the Journey from; Gareth Wreford AUSTRALIAHard copies of the book are available from the Arts Access Australia member in your State or Territory. Arts Access Australia members New South Wales Sancha Donald Western Australia David Doyle Victoria Criena Gehrke Australian Capital Territory Sue Riley South Australia Peter Tregilgas Queensland Ross Barber Tasmania Marianne Taylor Northern Territory - Alice Springs Monika McInerney - Darwin Penny Campton
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