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Sculpture by the Sea expands its access program

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Accessible Arts, the peak arts and disability organisation in NSW, has once again partnered with Sculpture by the Sea to provide a series of accessible tours for people with vision impairment and people with intellectual disability.

A successful pilot program last year increased accessibility to this fantastically popular event.  Accessible Arts and Sculpture by the Sea are both committed to building on that experience and expanding the reach of the program to people with disabilities. This year, as well as audio described tours for people with vision impairment, Sculpture by the Sea will run tactile tours in easy English for people with intellectual disability.

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Audio description for stadium crowds

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The use of audio description for live events has generally been restricted to theatre and other performing arts, but a commercial service in Austria now provides live description for blind sports fans at football (soccer) matches.

 

The use of audio description for live events has generally been restricted to theatre and other performing arts, but a commercial service in Austria now provides live description for blind sports fans at football (soccer) matches.

This service was generated for the Euro 2008 Soccer Championship hosted by Austria. The in-stadium wireless transmission systems were retained and then used for Austrian Bundesliga (premier league) games. This has been extended to all games for the 2010/11 season. 

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Access and audience development reports released on Australian arts

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Arts Access Australia has commissioned two reports on access and audience development in museums, galleries and the performing arts. The reports aim to assess what is currently being done, and what needs to be done, to increase access to the arts, highlighting the shared responsibility for access from all stakeholders involved in the Australian arts.

Some of the reports’ recommendations include:

  • That all funding authorities collaborate and share information and processes to ensure consistent and comparable collection and reporting of data about the participation and attendance of people with disabilities in the arts.


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Audio described YouTube clip of Disney Resort's access devices

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Orlando Attractions Magazine has posted a YouTube clip about the new Disney audio description service.  

The five minute long clip is captioned and audio described, and includes interviews with the technology's creator and a park visitor with a vision impairment.  View the clip on YouTube.


The service is free with a refundable deposit for the equipment. Disney theme parks include Magic Kingdom, Epcot Theme Park, Hollywood Studios Theme Park and Animal Kingdom Theme Park. These parks are all part of Disney World in Florida.

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