Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1978-79"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1978-79 discusses membership, members of boards, senior staff list, principals and precautions of grants, grant lists, programs including funding for multi arts camps for handicapped children, salaries and travel for NSW and QLD Theatre of the Deaf, and presentation and production costs for Braille and Talking Book Award for 1979.
• David Throsby
• “Screen Australia launches an access coordinator training program”
  Screen Australia launched an access coordinator training program in 2023. “The Access Coordinator role is intended for people from the Deaf/Disabled and/or Neurodivergent (DDN) communities who are committed to improving disability representation and removing barriers to inclusion.” Screen Australia partnered with the following organisations for the initiative: the New Zealand Film Commission, Screen Queensland, Screen Tasmania, Screen Territory, Screenwest, VicScreen, the South Australian Film Corporation, Screen ACT, Screen NSW, and the Australian Film Television Radio School.
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2012"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2012 - Board and Staff, Supporters and Volunteers, A Message from our Patron, About Arts Project Australia, President's Report, Executive Director's Report, Artists, Exhibitions Report, Financial Statements, Independent Auditor's Report, Vale Richard Hung and Dawn Edward
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1974-75"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1974-75 lists funding to Spectrum Films for a screenplay on social pressures of deaf mute, grant to Lloyd Nickson to attend theatre for deaf children (USA & UK), funding to Wheelchair and Disabled Association (as it was known 19for jewellery making tools and equipment, and Arts Council of Australia/Victoria (as it was known 1966-1998, before name changed to Regional Arts Australia) for salary of assistant and utilities for Arts Access Program
• Melbourne Fringe Festival
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - River Stories"
  Page reads, in part, "River Stories is an inclusive and accessible workshop bringing First Nations contemporary culture and disability culture together, drawing on the yarns of Bundjalung Elder Julia Paden and led by local First Nations artists Mitch King (Yaegl/Bundjalung) and Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal (Aust/Java)."
• "High Beam Festival 1998 Flyer"
  High Beam Festival Flyer 1998 reads "This is the first High Beam disability inclusive festival in Australia. It is happening in South Australia and its your opportunity to be involved so don't miss out. … HIGH BEAM FESTIVAL INCLUDES: • A spectacular opening night of celebration. • A lively Cabaret/Porty featuring some of Australia's top entertainers. • Two days of stimulating seminars with topics covering arts, disability and healthy communities. • A week-long program of disability inclusive events at The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel. • A promotional campaign that will attract people from around Australia. • Multi-media promotional opportunities including free entry in the official festival program."
• "The United Nations makes comments on the rights of people with disabilities."
  In 1951, the United Nations made comments on the rights of people with disabilities."The focus of the United Nations on disability issues shifted in the late 1950s from a welfare perspective to one of social welfare."
• “Lesley Hall leads a protest of the Miss Victoria Quest beauty contest”
  In 1981, Lesley Hall and a group of disability activists protested at the Miss Victoria Beauty Quest (a beauty pagent that was a fundraiser for the Spastic Society in Victoria). The focus on physical perfections was seen “as the norm all must attain if they are to be fully accepted into society”. The protests raised much media attention and marked the beginning of a shift in thinking about the place in Australian society of people with disabilities.
• Annie Harvey
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2011"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2011 - includes Values, Artistic Director’s and President’s Report, Partnerships, Collaborations, and Programs, including Dance, Choral, Film and Outreach Programs, productions of ‘One’ and ‘Magic Flute,’ Financials, Artists and Staff
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Article: Video Making Project At Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre - Iss15, Pg9"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Article: Video Making Project At Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre - Iss15, Pg9
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2009"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2009 - About Arts Project Australia, President's Report, Director's Report, The Studio, Board, Staff, Volunteers and Supporters, Exhibitions Report, Studio Artists, Financials - reads, in part "To support people with disabilities to become practitioners in the visual arts and to promote their work as integral to the broad spectrum of contemporary arts practice."
• “Tutti Arts – End of Year Concert 2018 – Program”
  Tutti Arts – End of Year Concert 2018 Program - reads, in part “'Tutti' means everyone. Tutti is South Australia's only multi arts organisation where artists with a learning disability create visual art, theatre, music, film, new media and installations for a growing local and international audience. Tutti also offers disability-led collectives like Company AT, The Sisters of Invention and Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film & New Media Festival a rare opportunity to work in an artistic and administrative environment.”
• Michael Champion
• Lisa Reid
• "Tutti Arts - Sit Down Shut Up & Watch - Filmmaking Workshop 2016 - Press Release"
  Tutti Arts - 'Sit Down Shut Up & Watch Filmmaking Workshop' 2016 Press Release - reads, in part “ On October 21 the second Sit Down Shutup and Watch [SDSW] Film New Media Festival will happen in the Angaston Town Hall. The festival is the brainchild of seven talented young film makers with learning disability form Regional South Australia and Adelaide. Their first festival, held in October 2014 was a fabulous success with over 40 films screened from all over the world and nearly 500 people attending. In the lead up to our second Festival, we are delivering a series of 4-day film-making workshops for people with learning disabilities across regional areas of South Australia to ensure we have plenty of South Australian films in the mix. The first of these is the Renmark / Riverland workshop to be held from Tuesday 8th March - Friday 11th March, at the McCormick Centre, Rau Rau Ave, Renmark.”
• "Artspeak: Newsletter for the Arts and Regional Cultural Issue Network of the Central West - Spring 1995 Iss2"
  Artspeak: Newsletter for the Arts and Regional Cultural Issue Network of the Central West - Issue 2 Spring 1995
• Eliza Hull
• "Nola Colefax and Annee Lawrence (1999) Signs of change : my autobiography and the history of Australian Theatre of the Deaf 1973-83. Deaf Resources Australia"
  "The story of a small group of people making theatre history in a little known Australian community. The book interweaves the personal history of Nola Colefax with the history, culture and development of the deaf community." More on Nola Colefax's contribution to Theatre of the Deaf at https://web.archive.org/web/20241113210108/https://deafinnsw.com/nola-colefax.
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 1998-99”
  Arts Access Annual Report 1998-1999 - Mission Statement, Chair’s message, Founder’s Message, Executive Director's Report, Artistic Program – Art Day South and Art Day West with projects – “Inside Out, Outside In” exhibition, “Through the Glass” documentary, “Good Dancer, Nice Dress” documentary, “Body Suits” Exhibition, “Dream Boxes” and performance of “Sweet Revenge”, EASE. Training and Professional Development, Public Relations, DADAA, Board, Staff and Volunteers, Financial Reports, Acknowledgements.
• “Arts Access Victoria – Way Out West - Promotional Flyer"
• "Arts Project Australia - connected06 Exhibition 2006 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - connected06 Exhibition 2006 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "connected is an exhibition of artworks celebrating the talents and achievements of artists with a disability. Saturday 13 May - Sunday 21 May 2006 > 24/7 hrs/days The exhibition is a project by State Trustees and Arts Project Australia. Both organisations are dedicated to providing opportunities for individuals with a disability - State Trustees via providing financial support and independence, and Arts Project Australia by supporting the development of individual artistic expression."
• “Fusion Theatre established in 1997”
  Fusion Theatre (Victoria) was established in 1997. "Since its beginnings as a drama group, Fusion has expanded into two main performance ensembles that make up the company. The ensemble members collaborate with professional theatre makers, guest performing artists and designers, to devise theatre performances based on the stories, imagination and ideas of all participants." Fusion Theatre’s ongoing association with Deakin University's Faculty of Arts and Education means that each year, Deakin’s theatre and drama students work with Fusion as artists, performers, assistants, and theatre technicians. Some alumni continue to be involved with the company.