Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1979-80"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1979-80 discusses members of council, standing committees and board reports as well as financial statements, grants lists, planning for the nternational Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) 1981 including publications of a study to identify options of disabled gaining greater access to the arts and programs and grants for Braille and Talking Book Library for its Braille Book of the Year, salaries of staff and funding for production of “The Threepenny Opera”, workshops and travel costs of NSW Theatre of the Deaf, funding for residents of the Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home for the intellectually handicapped who gave a performance at the Sydney Opera House
• "Interview with Jodee Mundy OAM"
  Jodee Mundy OAM is a Disabled creative director, performer, writer, activist, creative producer, executive producer, commissioner, interpreter, film, festival maker and cultural leader. Interview Summary Jodee Mundy OAM, is an artist and festival director who identifies as Coda (child of Deaf adults) and lives with chronic illness reflects on the historical and ongoing challenges faced by Deaf and Disabled artists in Australia. Her work is deeply political, aiming to tell untold stories and bring visibility to marginalized communities. Despite significant achievements, Jodee stresses the need for structural support and inclusivity within the industry, especially given the limitations of hybrid access models post-pandemic. Jodee's personal journey, including her recent incurable cancer diagnosis, shapes her advocacy for a culture of care and well-being in the arts. Jodee leads Alter State, Australia’s Disability- led arts festival presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria.
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2019-20"
  Australia Council - Annual Report 2019-20
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1983-84"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1983-84 - discusses main activities of Council and its eight Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including artist fees, performances for handicapped, production of radio material for blind, and activities for Theatre of the Deaf.
• "DADAA Inc and Arts Access Australia (2012) Art Works: Employment in the Arts for People with Disability.  http://www.dadaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Art-Works-Full-Report-Web.pdf"
  Reads, in part "This document provides a short overview of the full Art Works report, which captures the results from national research into employment levels, barriers and strategies around employment in the arts for people with disability. The report was produced in response to one of the key focus areas of the National Arts and Disability Strategy, released in 2009."
• Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Pru Jobling - Press Release: Appointments to Disability Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) in all states, and to the Advisory Council of Australia (DACA) - Iss4, Pg18-19"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Pru Jobling - Press Release: Appointments to Disability Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) in all states, and to the Advisory Council of Australia (DACA) - Iss4, Pg18-19 - reads, in part "You may or may not be aware that the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services (formerly DCS&H) Mr Brian Howe, has recently appointed new members of the disability community to the Disability Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) in all states, and to the Advisory Council of Australia (DACA) which is the national body."
• Adelaide Fringe Festival
• "Arts in Action SA: At the forefront of the disability arts movement since 1989"
  Brochure, inviting South Australians to become members of or donate to Arts in Action, reading "Arts in Action has been at the forefront of the disability arts movement since its incorporation in 1989. As the peak organisation for arts and disability in South Australia we promote access and participation in the arts by all people with disabilities, and recognise that the arts have become the language of disability culture."
• National Gallery of Australia
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1984”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1985”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1986”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1987”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1988”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1989”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1990”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1991”
• Linden - Centre for Contemporary Arts
• Linden Arts Centre
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1980-81"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1980-81 - discusses members of council, standing committees and board reports as well as financial statements, grants lists, publications and programs particularly focused on the 1981 International Year of the Disabled Person (IYDP) including accessibility, integration and raising awareness of barriers of disability in arts, with funding for research, art exhibitions, theatre, film (“Stepping Out”), dance (“Life, Images and Reflections”), craft, and literature; conference, seminar celebrating IYDP.
• "Artability - Access Arts' Programs, Practice and Perspectives"
  Explains history, members rights, policies, arts pathways, training, classes, and planning to support these activities, plus information on programs – including Caberet Erratica, Cartoon Advocacy, Melrose Park Project, New Farm Park Mosaics, Visual Arts Exhibition, Explaining Discrimination Video Project – and examples of writing by Access Arts members
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2020-2021"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2020-2021 - Performing Arts Workshops, Visual Arts Workshops, Exhibitions, First Nations Projects, Undercover Artist Online program and grants, Access Arts grants and Awards
• Elizabeth Navratil
• Powerhouse Museum