Applications are now open for the @AccessVSA Playwright Discovery Program! Young writers with disabilities (generally, ages 14-19) enrolled in high school are invited to submit a 'ten-minute script'. Learn more and apply, here: https://t.co/OIYlBNmjZV
Amazing opportunity for young musicians with disabilities ages 14-25! Learn more about the @AccessVSA International Young Soloists Musicians Program and apply today!
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"What is inconceivable today will be routine and normalized tomorrow."
Opening this year's LEAD Conference, Betty Siegel from @AccessVSA spoke about advances in accessibility. For example, automatic doors were once only possible in Star Trek, and are now commonplace.
"Upcoming films Wonka and Snow White have cast actors without dwarfism in key roles, a practice seen as damaging for representation." https://t.co/k2onfr2seu
Join us as #LiftMeUp co-artists @LachiMusic @GaelynnLea and James Ian discuss the #JudyHeumann, what #Disability Culture and Pride mean today, and what music creators and professionals can do to amplify it! July 24 - 6p ET on Discord - HERE: https://t.co/0T8xEzuYX7
“My hope in becoming apart of the @accessvsa@kencen community is that I can work with them and their professionals and the other winners … to build a platform and a voice for students like me.” https://t.co/C785arvvCW
The Kennedy Center is seeking artists with disabilities, ages 16-25 for our 2023 VSA Emerging Young Artists program! Apply by August 18 at https://t.co/ZqATJWNlE0. #disabledartists#callforart#vsaeya
Three Keys to Ellington: @JustinKauflin, @JoseAndreBo, Matthew Whitaker // APR. 26, 2024
Each year, outstanding young musicians with disabilities from around the world receive the Kennedy Center’s @AccessVSA International Young Musicians Award.
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📢 Attention cultural workers in Massachusetts! Did you know you can apply for a $200 scholarship towards your LEAD Conference registration? Our friends at @masscultural are offering 50 SPOTS for this scholarship. Learn more or apply now at https://t.co/8uZqUdfC5U! #kclead
CALL FOR ARTISTS! U.S.-based visual artists with disabilities, ages 16-25 are invited to apply! 15 winners will be awarded $5,000, plus prof. development at the Kennedy Center & a tour of their art with this year's collection. Apply by August 18, 2023 at https://t.co/ZqATJWNlE0
"When they stop and make a mistake in their drumming they simply pause, reset, and off they go, and it's no big deal, and we see that transferring into their school situation where they are happy to give things a go rather than have a fear of failure." https://t.co/0yAAVZ2hSw
“Disability in the workplace is a form of diversity—yet it is widely misunderstood & often excluded from diversity considerations. While most organizations have diversity programs, only 4% of them include disability in their diversity efforts.” @PsychToday https://t.co/2o0bEl2Vlk
CALL FOR ARTISTS! U.S.-based visual artists with disabilities, ages 16-25 are invited to apply! 15 winners will be awarded $5,000, plus prof. development at the Kennedy Center & a tour of their art with this year's collection. Apply by August 18, 2023 at https://t.co/ZqATJWNlE0
Join us at @AccessVSA's LEAD® Conference this summer in Boston! The @kencen’s gathering on cultural arts and disability takes place August 27-31 - a terrific opportunity for arts & cultural organizations to connect and learn about accessibility. #kclead https://t.co/57LVKplHfC