Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Still Watching Netflix - Hannah Gadsby On The Insane Reactions She Received to Nanette | Douglas"
  reads, in part "When Nanette, Hannah Gadsby's 2018 Netflix speical, dropped it stirred up a lot of feelings. A lot were genuinely moved by it, and fell in love with Hannah. Then other, didn't. In this exclusive clip from Hannah's new special (Douglas, now streaming), she breaks down some of the DM messages she got."
• "This is Going to Be Big - IMDB"
  This is going to be big' Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry - reads, in part "A humorous and heart-warming coming of age story unfolds when a cast of neurodiverse teenagers confront their own challenges, dreams and desires as they prepare for their first high school musical."
• "Bree Hadley (2020) Allyship in disability arts: Roles, relationships, and practices. Research in Drama Education, 25(2), pp. 178-194.”
  "In this article, I propose that investigation of allies, ally skills, and allyship in disability arts is overdue. I articulate some of ways in which non-arts approaches to allyship need to be adapted to meet the needs of disabled artists, given the aesthetic as well as professional and social dimensions of allyship distinctive to disability arts. In doing so, I highlight the need for new theory, terminology, and frameworks to define the different approaches to allyship, developed by different artsworkers, operating in different roles, across the different domains of disability arts and/or arts and disability practice."
• "Australia Council for the Arts (2018) Arts and Disability a Priority as Australia Council Commits Significant New Funding. 24 September 2018."
  Reads, in part "The Australia Council has committed $750k over three years to support sustainable careers and to recognise the artistic excellence of artists with disability."
• ”Bree Hadley, Donna McDonnald (Eds.) (2019) The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media. Routledge International Handbooks. Routledge, London; New York.”
  “In the last 30 years, a distinctive intersection between disability studies – including disability rights advocacy, disability rights activism, and disability law – and disability arts, culture, and media studies has developed. The two fields have worked in tandem to offer critique of representations of disability in dominant cultural systems, institutions, discourses, and architecture, and develop provocative new representations of what it means to be disabled. Divided into 5 sections:- Disability, Identity, and Representation; Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Whole-of-life Experience; Access, Artistry, and Audiences; Practices, Politics and the Public Sphere; Activism, Adaptation, and Alternative Futures - this handbook brings disability arts, disability culture, and disability media studies – traditionally treated separately in publications in the field to date – together for the first time.”
• "Bree Hadley, Donna McDonnald (2019) Introduction: disability arts, culture, and media studies - mapping a maturing field. In Hadley, B & McDonald, D (Eds.) The Routledge handbook of disability arts, culture, and media. Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 1-18.”
  Reads, in part "In this book, an internationally recognised collection of established and emerging scholars, artists, and activists from across the US, UK, Europe, Asia, and Australasia come together to trace the development of disability arts, culture, and media studies in recent decades, flag current interests, and forecast future concerns."
• "Australia Council for the Arts (2014) A Million Dollar Commitment to Artists with Disability. Australia Council for the Arts. 28 October 2014"
  Reads, in part "Australia Council Chief Executive Officer Tony Grybowski made the announcement today at the Arts Activated Conference in Chatswood, Sydney. Mr Grybowski said the decision to extend the dedicated arts and disability funding was made after a successful pilot was run earlier this year."
• "Australia Council for the Arts (2014) Australia Council Promotes Disability Leadership in the Arts. Australia Council for the Arts. 25 June 2014."
  Reads, in part "The Australia Council for the Arts is presenting a suite of activities from next month to develop the leadership skills of people with disability and enhance their access to leadership roles across the cultural sector."
• "Christopher Newall (1996). The Disability Rights Movement in Australia: A note from the trenches. Disability & Society, 11(3), 429–432. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599627705"
  Reads, in part “A recent visitor to Australia from the UK commented to me on their return ‘I looked in vain for the disability rights movement. Can you tell me where they are?’ In essence, the Australia disability rights movement is currently fragmented, predominantly organised around disease labels and seems to have lost ground, compared with the self-help initiatives fostered around the time of the International Year of the Disabled Persons in 1981.”
• "Commonwealth of Australia (2024) Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan"
  "Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan (the Plan) was released on 14 November 2024. The Plan is a four-year roadmap of activities to build the foundations for equity for artists, arts workers and audiences with disability across Australia, with an $8.1 million investment in actions to drive change."
• "Morwenna Collett, Gill Nicol (2024) Building Strong Foundations: Research on arts and disability needs and opportunities, Creative Australia, 2024."
  "This report is a summary of an arts and disability needs and audit conducted in 2023 for Creative Australia. Through desktop research and consultation with d/Deaf and disabled artists and creative workers, peak bodies and broader arts and cultural organisations, this research provides insights into needs and opportunities in the arts and disability ecology in Australia."
• "NuunaRon Art Group - ‘Elder Journey’ Artwork Story by Paula Wootton"
  First Peoples Disability Network NuunaRon Art Group - ‘Elder Journey’ Artwork Story by Paula Wootton - reads, in part "The 'Culture is Inclusion' art exhibition showcases art work by the NuunaRon First Nations art group, with a lived experience of disability, telling their stories of resilience and strength through connecting to their culture"
• "Mary Hutchison (2005) Making the Journey: Arts & Disability in Australia. Sydney: Arts Access Australia."
  Reads, in part "A collection of inspiring examples of how to include people with disabilities in the arts, as participants, creators and organisers"
• "Austin - IMBD"
  Austin' Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry - reads, in part "When author Julian's offensive post goes viral, his career seems over until his neuro divergent son Austin suddenly arrives. Embracing Austin may be Julian's path to redemption if he and wife Ingrid can move past his mistakes."
• “Kate Larsen (2012) Disability Leadership: If You're Gonna Talk the Talk .... ABC: Ramp Up, March 30. https://www.abc.net.au/ram pup/articles/2012/03/30/3467 452.htm.”
  Reads, in part "Now, I love my job. I'm good at it. I think that I've been useful here. But on the same day I accepted the position last February I also did something else. I gave notice of my resignation, and undertook to hand over the organisation by the end of 2012. The reason? Because I believe that Arts Access Australia should be led by a person with disability."
• "Tutti Ensemble - Membership Form/Flyer"
  Tutti Ensemble Membership Flyer - reads, in part "At the heart of Tutti's work is the mission to develop a pioneering approach to integrated methods of performing arts and choral training. Together, the Tutti Choir and Tutti Arts perform to thousands of people every year. Hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from all walks of life regularly participate in Tutti's local and regional choral workshops."
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2003"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2003 - President’s Report, Director’s Report, Studio Manager’s Report, Exhibitions Report, Financials – reads, in part “Arts Project Australia was founded in 1974. It had the express purpose of exhibiting the art work of people with an intellectual disability in a manner that accords them the same dignity and respect as other artists.”
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2002"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2002 - Management Committee, Aims and Objectives, President's Report, Director's Report, Studio Manager's Report, Exhibitions Report, Lifedrawing at RMIT, Financials - reads, in part “Since 1984 the organisation has run a visual arts studio program where people with an intellectual disability have the opportunity to work in a community-based setting, using high quality art materials, and to receive advice and assistance from practising contemporary artists.”
• "Arts Access Victoria - Visible/Invisible - Promotional Flyer"
• "Tutti Arts - Tutti Voice Newsletter December 2009"
  Tutti Arts - Tutti Voice Newsletter December 2009 - reads, in part "It is great to be back in South Australia with the Tutti team who made the trip to Minnesota. Northern Lights, Southern Cross was a marvellous experience complete with huge challenges and moments of exhilaration, and it was wonderful working both with Interact and at the ultra-modern and very accessible Guthrie Theater. We were delighted that our South Aussie patron's film The Boys are Back opened around the same time and that both Scott and Tutti won critical acclaim from the Minneapolis press. In fact, Northern Lights, Southern Cross broke all box office records for the Guthrie and attracted a broad mainstream, Native American, and African American audience. Dozens remained behind after every performance for post-show discussions looking at themes of trauma and healing central to the show and by closing night Northern Lights, Southern Cross had truly succeeded in raising awareness about barriers that exclude. We also knew that audiences everywhere are hungry for original work created through the melting pot of radical inclusion."
• "Tutti Arts - Tutti Voice Newsletter May 2010"
  Tutti Arts - Tutti Voice Newsletter May 2010 - information about choir, visual arts, performing arts, and digitech programs
• "Tutti Ensemble - Membership Form/Flyer"
  Tutti Ensemble Membership Flyer - reads, in part "At the heart of Tutti's work is the mission to develop a pioneering approach to integrated methods of performing arts and choral training. Together, the Tutti Choir and Tutti Arts perform to thousands of people every year. Hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from all walks of life regularly participate in Tutti's local and regional choral workshops."
• "Tutti Ensemble - Holdfast Choir History, Goals, Friends & Supporters 2002"
  Tutti Ensemble Holdfast Choir History, Goals, Friends & Supporters 2002 - reads, in part " The development of the Tutti Ensemble's Holdfast Community Choir seems like magic. It has grown in less than four years from a small group of 11 intellectually disabled people and two support workers at Minda enjoying choral singing as a recreational option, to a diverse group of 60 - 70 singers and musicians. The philosophy of the choir is that there are no barriers to participation, therefore people with physical and intellectual disabilities and members of the community from widely differing age groups and musical experience are accepted and encouraged. Our repertoire has evolved to include gospel, popular and traditional songs as well as old favourites. We also sing songs from other cultures and original songs by contemporary writers"
• "Santa Claus Is Autistic"
  music from the world of the blues, jazz, folk and rock, Chameleon packs a healthy dose of funny for the mind, body and soul."
• "Tutti Arts - Tutti Voice Newsletter September 2010"
  Tutti Arts - Tutti Voice Newsletter September 2010 - profile of artist Jackie Saunders, 2010 events, information about choir, visual arts, performing arts, and digitech programs, updates from Artistic Director, General Manager, President