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Images of Disability

"If you're involved in developing and delivering communications activities and products, this web site will help you to redress the imbalance. This is more than just about accurately promoting the diversity of our society and doing what's right – it's a creative opportunity.

Images of Disability (IOD) is a cross-government initiative lead by the DWP to 'mainstream' images of disabled people into Government advertising and publicity. And we want to influence the private sector too.

An image of disability is a fair, creative and stimulating portrayal of disability. It can be anything from a photo, graphic or character in a storyline, to a visual or aural cue. The possibilities are endless."

Creativity Explored
"Creativity Explored enables adults with developmental disabilities to express themselves artistically in a way that is personally rewarding and appreciated by others. We work to enrich the community by increasing awareness of the value and diversity of artistic expression.

Creativity Explored is an uncommon place, filled with color, vibrance, and joy. A visit to our two centers reveals over 125 artists working both collaboratively and individually in large, light-filled studios. The floors are splattered with paint, ficus trees arch gracefully toward the high ceilings, and the walls are covered with art of every medium.

Creativity Explored studio artists come from diverse backgrounds and bring with them a wide variety and range of experience, ability, and sensibilities. Some of our artists just turned twenty years old, while others are in their eighties. Some have lived lives of previous isolation or institutionalization, while others have lived their entire lives with their families in a supportive and accepting environment. Many of our studio artists speak different languages, or do not speak, and are unable to communicate with each other using spoken language. At Creativity Explored, visual art is language everyone can use to share culture, experience, and feelings.

At Creativity Explored, uncensored self-expression is both encouraged and celebrated. The result is art that is fresh, exciting, and innovative. We invite you to share our collective experience, to participate in our community, and to benefit from the significant contributions made by artists with disabilities to the cultural life of the broader community. Our common thread is the basic need to express self, and the tapestry we weave using art is a strong, durable community rich in color, form, and context. We invite you to become a part of our community."

National Arts & Disability Center (NADC)

National Arts &Disability Center

Promoting the Full Inclusion of Artists and Audiences with Disabilities into all Facets of the Arts Community

"About Us
National Arts &Disability Center
The mission of the NADC is to promote the full inclusion of audiences and artists with disabilities into all facets of the arts community.
Brief History
The NADC is a leading consultant in the arts and disability community, and the only center of its kind. Since 1994, we provided technical assistance to over 31,564 individuals, disseminated information to over 669,080 individuals and organizations, and provided training to 5,069 professionals, paraprofessionals, or artists with and without disabilities. Recipients of our technical assistance include museums, performing arts organizations, art centers, film and television companies and unions, universities and colleges, national publications, disability specific groups, artists with disabilities, arts educators, students, arts administrators and government policy makers.The NADC is a program of the Tarjan Center at the University of California, Los Angeles - Semel Institute. Its programs are supported by UCLA and federal, state and private grants and contracts.
The NADC Web Site
The NADC web site offers free resource directories, annotated bibliographies, and materials and articles on a wide array of subjects. The web site contains the equivalent of over 600 pages of information. Topic areas include: disability art and culture, accessible programs for museums, mixed-ability dance, inclusive theatre, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the arts, common terms used regarding accessibility and the arts, products and services, marketing and publicity, and strategies to design accessible arts web sites. We provide prompt technical assistance via our online "Help Desk." The site contains links to other national and internationally known arts and disability web sites along with a web tour of individual artists with disabilities. We also present an online gallery that features the work of artists with disabilities."