Items · Disability Arts History Australia

"Ayse Collins, Ruth Rentschler, Karen Williams, Fara Azmat (2022) Exploring barriers to social inclusion for disabled people: perspectives from the performing arts. Journal of Management & Organization. 2022;28(2):308-328. doi:10.1017/jmo.2021.48"

Reads, in part "We answer the following research question: What are the barriers to social inclusion for disabled people in the arts?"

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

“WHO International Classification of Impairment, Disabilities and Handicaps (1976)”

International classification of impairments, disabilities, and handicaps: a manual of classification relating to the consequences of disease, published in accordance with resolution WHA29.35 of the Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly, May 1976

“The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is launched”

Following the spike in interest in the mid to late 2000s, significant steps were made towards the development of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It came about as the result of discussions about alternatives of disability support arrangements from 2007 to 2011. This included National Disability Strategy 2010–2020. A trial phrase of the NDIS was launched in 2013, and the scheme was rolled out across the country from July 2016. The 2022 change of government, which saw the Labor party voted in for the first time in nine years, reflected voter concern for climate change and social policies. The new prime minister Anthony Albanese ordered an independent review of the NDIS. The NDIS Review report was published in 2023 and had a number of recommendations, including affording funding based on functional impairment rather than diagnosis, increasing support for children, a requirement that all providers be registered, and state governments providing supports through other services for people who do not meet NDIS criteria.

"Ruth Rentschler, Boram Lee, Ayse Collins, Jung Yoon (2023) ‘I am a professional dancer’: A case study of performing artists with disability. In Wyszomirski, M. J. & Chang, W. (Eds.), Building professionalism in the creative sector. Oxon: Routledge, 227-246"

"The demand for professional recognition for artists with disability is growing. There is little research, however, on the ways in which disability arts are associated with professionalism. This study examines professionalization in disability arts by comparing it with the concept of professionalization in the arts generally. It identifies three components of professionalization in disability arts by means of a case study of an inclusive arts organization. This qualitative study entails 17 semi-structured interviews with artists, staff members, and other stakeholders both with and without disabilities."

Ayse Collins

Fara Azmat

Access Arts Darwin

Just Us Theatre Ensemble (JUTE)

InsideOutside Theatre Company

Carriageworks

Australian Society of Authors

SHAPE UK

Bus Stop Films

Dark Mofo

STOARC (Studio of Accessible Resources and Creativity)

Bearbrass Asylum Orchestra