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Dateline: 3rd October, 2004

Access All Areas: Disability and Youth Arts

Artswork, the national youth arts development agency is running their Artsplan "Access All Areas: disability and youth arts" training course in Southampton on Monday 15th November. With important changes in legislation this course is essential for project and venue managers, as well as anyone looking to use the arts in their work with disabled young people. The course runs 10am-4pm and costs £95 per person inc lunch and refreshments. Numbers are limited so early booking is advised.

This one day course, developed in partnership with DADA South, is designed to encourage a broader exploration of equal opportunities within youth arts. It will focus on ways in which opportunities for participation can be developed for young people with physical or learning disabilities.

Starting with an exploration of disability arts, this course will provide practical and insightful advice and ideas on ways youth arts can be made more accessible to disabled young people, covering all the issues from project planning to project closure.

This course is suitable for anyone working within youth arts, looking to learn more about the issue of accessibility and ensure equal opportunities are a natural part of their project planning; as well as those who would like to include the arts in their current work with disabled young people.

This course aims to

• explore the term 'disability arts'
• identify the barriers and benefits for disabled young people within the arts
• using the social model of disability, identify ways to develop opportunities for disabled young people to participate in the arts
• identify the skills needed to successfully design, fund, manage & market an arts project for groups of disabled young people or disabled & non-disabled young people
• explore current CRB legislation policies for working with disabled young people
• present and suggest project ideas to enthuse and inspire
• provide a glossary of useful terms and definitions in relation to disability and youth arts

On successful completion of this course participants should be able to

• demonstrate an understanding of disability arts
• demonstrate an understanding of the benefits of using the arts to work with disabled young people and the importance of increasing accessibility
• identify barriers for disabled young people within the arts and suggest ways to overcome them
• determine and develop the skills and knowledge needed to run a successful youth arts project for disabled young people
• demonstrate an awareness of appropriate child protection guidelines for youth arts projects with disabled young people
• understand and demonstrate a knowledge of appropriate terminology for disability and youth arts
• feel confident and inspired to engage in youth arts projects with disabled young people

Contact

For further details on Artsplan courses or to make a booking please contact the Artsplan Co-ordinator at:

Artswork,
Meridian Broadcasting,
TV Centre,
Southampton,
SO14 0PZ

Phone: 023 8063 0960
Fax: 023 8063 2949
Email: claire@artswork.demon.co.uk

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