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Introduction to Accessibility and the Arts (East Grand Forks)
April 19, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free
Arts Access For All Partners with Minnesota Access Alliance: A shared vision for full inclusion in the Arts
Sponsored by Minnesota State Arts Board
We are thrilled to offer two educational sessions on disability and the arts this spring in East Grand Forks and Fergus Falls!
Join us for an opportunity to learn how to plan the implementation of accommodating people with various disabilities when visiting your museum, theater, cultural organization and events. This training is one of many that have taken place since 2015 as we continue bringing information and resources to the community.
Facilitator: Sherry Shirek who is a passionate advocate with over 25 years of experience working in the field of disability. Sherry is the co-founder of Arts Access For All, a consortium that began in 2015 in the Moorhead/Fargo Metro region to bring together Arts and cultural leaders, staff, volunteers, community-based organizations, and people with disabilities to discuss ways to implement accommodations one step at a time.
Topics include:
- Learn how to reach out and welcome people with disabilities into your Arts or Cultural organization
- Learn some simple solutions to provide access and accommodations for people with disabilities
- Learn where to find resources and what other organisations have done to implement accessibility
- Examine your facility by using an ADA survey checklist and meet experts in the field that can help facilitate these surveys
- Become a part of a larger community That is passionate and supports one another, shares information by in-person workshops, email discussion lists and Facebook groups.
- Join together with arts leaders, program and education staff, docents and volunteers from a variety of community-based organizations, theaters, cultural centers, and museums
Registration required. To complete your free registration form, go to: http://www.artsafa.org
Facilities and parking are wheelchair accessible. We proudly prohibit perfumes or scented lotions at all of our events.
