Accessibility/ADA Compliance/Section 504
Informational Web Sites and Resources
Website Development:
- Accessible Web Page Design. A list of resources provided by the University of Washington.
- Bobby. Free service provided by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) to help web page authors identify and repair significant barriers for individuals with disabilities.
- WebAIM. Web accessibility information and solutions.
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.
- WC3 Markup Validation Service. Free service that checks documents like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards.
Informational Resources
- VSA arts of North Dakota strives to create and maintain a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and have access to the arts. Recognizing that every individual has a creative voice that needs to be both expressed and heard, VSA arts of North Dakota provides, promotes, and furthers arts centered activities in inclusive settings so people with and without disabilities can experience the arts together.
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ADA regulations and technical assistance materials.
- ADA Compliance Guide. Explains the meaning of disability, reasonable accommodation, undue hardship, readily achievable barrier removal, program accessibility and the law's many other key terms.
- ARTS Inc. Sample ADA Survey. Self-evaluating survey and questionnaire.
- Arts Service Organizations. These US and International arts service organizations provide specific services such as information, funding resources, networking opportunities, or advocacy activities that are inclusive of artists or audiences with disabilities.
- Creativity Matters: Arts and Aging in America, American’s for the Arts’ new monograph is available online at: www.creativeaging.org/publications_info/Final%20Creativity%20Matters%20AFTA%20Monograph%209.08.pdf. It includes a wealth of resources for developing programs that involve older adults in the arts, as well as the National Endowment for the Art's Creativity and Aging study, and the 2005 White House Mini-conference
- Disability Access Symbols. Twelve symbols that may be used to promote and publicize accessibility of places, programs, and other activities for people with various disabilities.
- Independent Living Centers. Typically non-residential, private, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. A good place to make sure your doing your building designs and renovations right the first time.
- Large Print Guidelines. Developed by the American Printing House for the Blind.
- National Arts and Disability Center. Resource, information, and training center that provides information on the arts and disabilities.
- Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design. A useful tool developed by the Smithsonian to assist exhibition designers, curators, registrars, conservators, collections managers, designers, editors, developers, educators, and other exhibition team members to open their exhibits to diverse audiences.
- Universal Design (Accessability). Exhibit Development at the Museum of Science in Boston.
Grant Opportunity Websites:
Disabilities Access Websites:
Websites to Promote Your Artwork:
Websites for Marketing your Artwork:
Art As Business Websites:
- Artist Help Network - is a free information service designed to help artists take control of their careers. The network helps artists locate information, resources, guidance, and advice on a comprehensive range of career related topics. The network focuses primarily on subjects of interest to fine artists. People working in the applied arts, arts administration, and arts-related fields will also find this site useful. www.ArtistHelpNetwork.com
- Living the Artist's Life. Paul Dorrell's guidebook for artists, Living the Artist's Life, is now in its 2nd printing. Dorrell is a gallery owner and novelist known for his hard-won success and his compassion toward artists. His book has been endorsed by the RISD, the Penn Academy of Fine Art, and many other schools. For more, go to www.livingtheartistslife.com.
- The Art of the Start - Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki shares his tips for “starting anything.” This chapter is useful for strategic planning, program development, and assisting grantees. For more information, please visit: www.guykawasaki.com/books/artprop.pdf.
- Self Employment in the Arts, http://sea.noctrl.edu/index.php
- “Putting Creativity to Work: Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities, full text version available at www.vsarts.org/x630.xml
- Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability 2008 Conference and Training is August 21-24, 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information visit www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/education/lead/conference.html
Additional Resources:
- VSA arts offers a large selection of publications, guides, and other resources dealing with a wide variety of subject matter in arts, education, and disabilities.www.vsarts.org/x101.xml
- Putting Creativity to Work: Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities. Whether you are a visual, literary or performing artist with a disability, this publication provides valuable information to help you pursue not just a job, but a career that is creative and challenging. Describing more than 110 arts-related careers, Putting Creativity to Work contains sections on job searching skills, locating assistive technology, navigating the social services system, and finding affordable health insurance. www.vsarts.org/x630.xml
- VSA arts' online Artists Registry is an extension of VSA arts' Artists Registry that includes over 1,000 visual, performing, and literary artists with disabilities. The Artists Registry allows member artists to increase their exposure by posting biographical material, contact information, and images of their artwork for public view. The Artists Registry connects artists to online visitors, including researchers, publishers, collectors, exhibitors, and arts administrators. The listing is a work in progress and is updated weekly. www.vsarts.org/prebuilt/artists/registry/artistlisting.cfm
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