FAQs

1. How do I join the MN Access Alliance?
   • Anyone can join our mailing list and attend our trainings. To get involved with the planning and leadership, subscribe to our mailing list and watch for annual board elections.  Volunteer board members serve a term of 2 years, and may reapply for subsequent terms of service.
2. Who is the MNAA serving?
   • Our audience is arts and cultural organizations. Why? It’s the organizations who need training to understand and remove barriers to participation. Learn more about MN Access Alliance >
3. I cannot attend, how can I get a transcript/powerpoint/video of the event?
   • When we are able to, we will provide transcripts and/or video of presentations are under our past event listings.  Check out our past workshop archive >
4. Is there a cost for MNAA events?
   • Most events are offered free of charge. Check out the types of workshops offered >
5. Do you receive input from accessibility communities?
   • Yes. When we offer a disability-specific training,  MNAA recognizes that the experts on any disability is a person who lives with it.  We pay members of the disability community when we are contracting for this expertise.
6. Do you have representation from accessibility communities on your steering committee?
   • Yes.  Currently there 5 members of our 14 member committee who identify as having a disability, including one of the co-chairs. Read more about the current members >
7. Do you provide grants/support to make my organization’s programs accessible?
   • We do not. But on the resources page, we list some organizations who do>