Arts Accessibility

On this page you will find a wide variety of arts accessibility resources – mainly in the form of links.  Some links may be consolidated by topic/subject and will be posted as a blog post with the link to that post on this page.  If you have any questions or are looking for something specific, please send me an email and let me know what ya need.  If I don’t know the answer, I’ll help you find it.

National (USA) Organizations

• American Art Therapy Association 
  • Senior Toolkit (PDF)
• National Endowment for the Arts – Office of Accessibility 
  • NEA Accessibility Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • NEA – Design for Accessibility (PDF)
• National Center for Creative Aging
• Smithsonian – Accessibility Program

International Organizations

Arts Access Australia

Disabled Artist Organizations/Groups

Mouth & Foot Painting Artists

Art Beyond Sight – Accessibility Tools Training

Articles

• An in-depth look at the accessibility of the art and art spaces. – Michigan Daily
• Accessibility should be part of everyday arts practice, not just a special event – The Guardian
• Washington DC VA Medical Center -Community Living Center Healing Arts Program. Contract Support Program Report
  September 2015 (PDF)

Blogs

• What does Arts Accessibility Even Mean? – Shawna Barnes

Podcasts
Videos

• Creating Adaptive Tools for the Classroom & Studio – an Introduction – Shawna Barnes

Resources by State & Territory

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
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Arkansas
California
Colorado

Art of Access – Denver, CO

Connecticut
Deleware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Indiana

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Iowa

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine

Maine Arts Commission – Arts Accessibility

Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Minnesota

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

North Dakota Council on the Arts – Art for Life

Ohio

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council – Increasing accessibility in Pittsburgh Arts & Culture

Rhode Island

Maine Arts Commission – Arts Accessibility

South Carolina
South Dakota

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Tennessee

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Texas

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin

Arts Midwest – Accessibility Center

Wyoming
District of Columbia

Smithsonian – Accessibility Program

Territories

American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands