Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2007-08"
  Australia Council Annual Report 2007-08 - discusses letter from chairman, year in review, from the CEO, Excellent and Distinctive Art from various artforms, Access for all Australians from various artforms, A strong and vibrant arts sector including artist’s earnings, philanthropic support and arts sector development, About the Australia Council, Governance, Organisation, Accountability, Workplace and Financial statements but no longer listing grants of organisations or individuals however discusses the DADAA WA radio play “The Proper Shoes” - a series of stories written by young women with a disability, was first broadcast nationally on ABC Radio and then invited to tour the play as part of the TRASNA Festival of Inclusive Theatre.
• Disability Arts History Australia - Launch 2025 - Media Release
• Disability Arts History Australia Launch 2025 - 3 Page Information Sheet
• "Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (1993) Australia's welfare 1993: services and assistance. Canberra: AGPS."
• "Incite Arts - News, captured 2018"
  InCite Arts News, captured 2018 – Awards, Announcement of plan to host Arts Access Australia Meeting Place Arts and Disability Forum in 2018, new ‘Sounds Good to Me’ music program, visit from Tutti Arts’s Choir and Sisters of Invention music group, and ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble
• "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 – Annual Report 1999-2000”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 2000-01”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 2001-02”
• “Arts Access Arts Access News Autumn 1996”
  Arts Access Arts Access News Autumn 1996 – Calendar of Events, Editorial, profile of two Arts Access team - Samantha Marsh and Rhona Bester. Artistic Program – Art Day programs, Juvenile Justice programs, Supported Residential Services Program, North Fitzroy Youth Refuge project, The Heidelberg Hospital, Saturday morning Art Classes, Arts Access Library and Information Service – new technology and resources, EASE ticket service - EASE Industry Development Program Disability Seminars 1996, DADAA national one day meeting, Arts Access Membership, EASE Subscriptions and Donations, Arts Access mission statement and programs.
• "Igneous - Body In Question"
  Reads, in part, "A multimedia movement-theatre show, incorporating dance, video- and slide- projections, a life-sized puppet and an original soundtrack. A diary come to life, portraying the true story of an Australian dancer who – after paralysing one of his arms in a motorcycle accident – journeys through the worlds of medicine, rehabilitation and disability, in recovery of self-expression. He finds new angles on perceiving the body, and new ways to move. "Body image" and concepts of "normality" are questioned."
• "Arts Access Victoria - The Other Film Festival, captured 2022"
  Arts Access Victoria - The Other Film Festival - reads, in part "The Other Film Festival is a groundbreaking disability-led initiative that has put Deaf and Disabled people at the centre of the Australian screen industry for almost 20 years. Founded in 2004, it is Australia’s first international disability film festival and is a major artistic program of Arts Access Victoria."
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2018"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2018 - Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA), Visual Arts Studio, Access Arts Singers, Rhythm Circle Drummers, Theatre and Dance Ensemble, Circus and Dance Workshop, First Nations Projects, Professional Development, Grants, Awards, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2001"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2001 - Management Committee, Aims and Objectives, President's Report, Director's Report, Exhibitions Program, Studio Report, 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 Project Australia - Annual Report 1991"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 1991 - includes Aims and Objectives, President's Report, Program Director's Report, 1991 Exhibition Report, Scenes from the Studio Workshop, Financial Reports, Acknowledgements and Thanks - reads, in part "Arts Project Australia began in 1974 as an arts based advocacy group for people with intellectual disabilities. A major reason for the formation of "the Art Project" (as it was then known) was the insight on the part of its members that many people who have an intellectual disability displayed aptitude and talent in the visual arts, and that the flexible conventions of these arts forms could provide access to a variety of means of expression and communication, even when more common forms, particularly linguistic, were difficult for them to utilise."
• "High Beam Festival Program 2000"
  High Beam Program 2000 reads "High Beam 2000 will he launched with an opening parade and concert that promises to he LOUD. IARGE and LAVISH! Weaving a rhythmical and colourful journey along King William Street through to Elder Park where the entertainment will begin. AS 22% of South Australia’s population have a disability, High Beam 2000 Festival presents an inspiring and unique opportunity for all South Australians to discover the wealth of talent within our midst and from abroad."
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1985-86"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1985-86 - discusses functions and objectives, structures, process and membership of Council, Council Committees and members, Board Members, Assessment panels, staff lists, organisation chart, main activities of Council and its Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for programs, workshops, tuition and skill development for disabled people in community arts, grant for Theatre of the Deaf Playwright, travel/study grant, Braille Book of the Year award and establishing audio visual gallery accessible to deaf and blind.
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 2002-03”
• "Access Arts - Interacting With People With Disabilities Handbook"
  Handbook reads "Advocacy is an important part of Access Arts' work. We developed this training program in response to the experiences of cast members during a National tour of an Access Arts performance. Cast members often found themselves in situations where they were discriminated against or did not receive appropriate service. I congratulate your company for taking the initiative to adopt this program, thereby creating disability awareness and better service provision to the general public." Training program includes information on legislation, definitions of disability/disabilities, appropriate language, basic Auslan, and standards.
• "Tutti Arts - Between the Worlds - Promotional Flyer 2007"
  Tutti Arts - 'Between the Worlds' 2007 Promotional Flyer - reads, in part "Using song, dance and the commentary of Rap, a blind prophet played by Jason Crowhurst , Between The Worlds Is energetic and revolutionary music theatre. In the world of disability culture. It expresses the frustration felt by young people who deserve more than meaningless repetitive Jobs, and exposes the strife between rival gangs 'the Crips' (who live with a disability) and ' the Norms' ( who see themselves as perfect) to reveal the social tragedy caused by excluding people who are different."
• "It's Fine, I'm Fine - IMDB"
  It's Fine, I'm Fine' Internet Movie Database (IMDB) entry - reads, in part "A suburban psychologist and her patients explore love, loss, obsession, anxiety, and an uncertain future, while grappling with how to persist and find magic in the world."
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2017-18"
  Australia Council Annual Report 2017-2018 – discusses Rawcus and Julia Hales as examples of highquality work - reads, in part "Through our Disability Action Plan we continued to build the capability of our staff, including Easy English and the continuity of our audio description group. "
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2015-16"
  Australia Council - Annual Report 2015-16 - discusses year in review, strategy, funding, and key facts, including "18% identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander 6% identified as experiencing disability", and running Sync Leadership Program for artists with disability
• "Restless Dance - Links Workshop"
  Restless Dance Theatre website, 'Links' captured 2020 – reads, in part, "Restless Dance Theatre presents Links, a dance theatre workshop for 8-14 year olds. The workshops involve creating movement in a safe and fun environment where the participants’ ideas become dance. No experience is necessary, just the desire to take part. Workshops are open to people with and without disability and are led by highly experienced tutors in an accessible space."
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - About Us, captured 2019"
  Webpage reads, in part "Sprung Integrated Dance Theatre Inc is a not for profit community organisation providing dance and theatre training and workshops for people with a disability. We use a collaborative and disability-led process to develop inspiring dance theatre works that explore the human condition and promote a more inclusive society."