Rationale and Table of Contents
Rationale
Why are these resources important? Stephanie Fam from Singapore shares her perspective in the video below. To watch with captions, please open the video in YouTube and click on the cc (Closed Captions) button at the bottom left of your screen.
When we first came together as a group we acknowledged that language is constantly evolving and can be culturally specific. Words that some people within the disability community love may be disliked by others. The language resource consists of individual perspectives from individuals who identify as disabled on words associated with disability. The language resource exists in two formats, an interactive Prezi and a plain text document.
Access Statements can be used by organizations or individuals. They support individuals in sharing their access needs.
This toolkit includes considerations for Increasing accessibility and a series of prompt and reflection questions. It serves as a primer for those who may not have had experience working within the disability community and as a refresher for those who do.
The LEARN Framework is a series of questions designed for teaching artists, administrators, and organizations working with people who are neurodivergent or disabled.
Quiet Spaces are intentionally designed spaces where people can take a break, self-regulate, and self-soothe. Learn more about how to design your own quiet space.
This is a growing resource of sample lesson plans that teaching artists have developed in their work with people who are neurodivergent or disabled.
As part of this work, the Global Working Group on Accessibility put together a list of external resources that may be supportive for teaching artists and arts administrators in working with people who have disabilities and related to accessible hiring.