Arts & Access Always
Arts & Access Always
The Lehigh Valley has a rich and diverse arts culture, but too often those experiences are closed to people with disabilities, the fastest-growing minority in the region. The Lehigh Valley Arts Council’s Arts & Access Always program seeks to benefit the more than 86,000 people with disabilities by providing them greater access to a wider array of cultural experiences. The program is also designed to strengthen the capacity of cultural nonprofits to serve this community by providing marketing support, training and specialized equipment, and incentive grants that actively engage persons with disabilities in the arts.
OUR MISSION CONTINUES:
Monthly Arts & Access Meetings
Wednesday, October 20th
12-1 pm • Zoom
This month’s topic is Accessible Arts in Healthcare. Guest Speaker, Virginia Abbott, will discuss how the visual arts in healthcare is promoting health, wellness, & health communication.
Reserve your spot today:
https://lvartscouncil.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/7305
People with Disabilities Belong
Accessibility in your organization
Are you interested in having us present to your board or organization about access to the arts and the options you have for embracing accessibility? Set up a meeting by contacting our Program Administrator, Elise.
Champions of inclusion 2020
The Lehigh Valley Arts Council and PBS Channel 39 are pleased to announce Champions of Inclusion, a documentary highlighting the state of cultural access in the region and the champions who have provided hope and progress in changing people’s lives. Click below to explore the project and watch the full documentary online.
Professional Development: AD Trainings
Audio Description (AD) assists patrons who are blind/low-vision to access the visual elements of museum exhibits and stage productions through narration provided by trained describers.
Two workshops are available through the Lehigh Valley Arts Council: AD for the Performing Arts and AD for the Visual Arts. Professional development training in audio description can be beneficial to college students, educators, and arts administrators.
Incentive Grants for Greater inclusion
The Lehigh Valley Arts Council is offering three types of Incentive Grants for Greater Inclusion to arts nonprofits to encourage them to adopt cultural access as a core value.
View Incentive Grant Opportunities
Promote Your Disability-Friendly Event
Now is the time to embrace the value of the arts as a catalyst for change. By becoming more accessible, the cultural community reaps the benefits of new partnerships, new audiences, and a new relevance to the community we serve.
To have your accessible event included in our online Arts & Access Always calendar, please complete one of these forms:
The Arts Council reserves the right to only include event submissions that are in line with the mission of Arts & Access Always.
Disability-Friendly events
Browse this calendar for accessible performances, film screenings, exhibitions, lectures, and public meetings scheduled in the Lehigh Valley. You will also find events that feature the stories of individuals living with a disability. The accommodations you require or the topic of interest are represented by the icons.