Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• Andrew Williams
• Andrea Osman
• Alan Dunsmuir
• Adrian Salter
• Abigayle Carmody
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Annual Report 1986”
• “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.
• “Melbourne venue guides published in the 1990s”
  Arts Access Victoria published the ‘Melbourne Venue Guide: A Description of Access for People with Disabilities to Some of Melbourne's Major Entertainment Venues’ in 1992. They published an updated guide in 1998: ‘The Vic Venue Guide: A Guide to Access and Facilities at Over 75 Victorian Entertainment, Sporting and Cultural Venues’. This updated guide was produced in conjunction with VicHealth and supported by Arts Victoria. The guide provided information about where to make bookings, parking and public transport, facilities and access for disabled patrons, and seating.
• “Choose Art, the Australian accessible arts directory, is launched”
  The Australian accessible arts directory Choose Art was launched in 2019. It is an initiative of Arts Access Victoria, designed for and by Deaf and disabled people. Choose Art is a Commonwealth project supported by the Cultural Ministers of each State and Territory through Arts ACT; Arts Tasmania; Create NSW; Creative Victoria; Culture and Arts WA; Arts South Australia; Arts Queensland; Department of Tourism and Culture, NT and the Federal Minister through the Department of Communications and the Arts. Arts Access Victoria has created Choose Art in partnership with Arts Access Australia, Access2Arts, Access Arts, Accessible Arts, Arts Access Darwin, Belconnen Arts Centre, DADAA and Incite Arts.
• Andrew Milne
• Garry Van Egmond
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 1993”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 1994”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 1995”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 1996”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 1997”
• “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 – Annual Report 1999-2000”
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 2000-01”
• “Arts Access Victoria – China Cultural Exchange 1993 - Article"
• “Arts Access Victoria – China Cultural Exchange 1993 - Long Media Release"
• “Arts Access Victoria – China Cultural Exchange 1993 - Media Release"
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter June 1987”
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter Christmas Edition1988”
• “Arts Access Victoria Art About Studio See Me ND Invitation”