Links to other sites

This page contains links to sites that provide relevant information about accessible arts practice and community arts development. If you would like your organisation's site to be listed on this page, please email Iona and we may be able to add you to this section.

New Zealand

Association of Community Access Broadcasters

There are eleven community access radio stations from Southland through to Auckland. They’re making radio by, for and about the communities they serve. As the website for the Association of Community Access Broadcasters states,  people are at the centre of the process and there is no editor. Access radio is a great vehicle for you to let the community know about what you’re doing and the great stories you have to tell.

Cultural wellbeing and the ministry

What does cultural wellbeing mean and why is it so important? The Ministry of Culture and Heritage takes a broad approach to cultural wellbeing to encompass many of the activities that local authorities engage in. This includes the provision of libraries, museums, parks, venues and recreational facilities, support for the arts, the promotion of language and heritage protection. The webpage includes links to related documents.

DANZ, Dance Aotearoa New Zealand

DANZ is the national organisation for dance in New Zealand. It promotes participation, works to improve access, provides professional development and advocates for the dance sector. Its website is a great resource for anyone working in dance or interested in dancing.

Exult

Working for communities, Exult offers practical resources (free or at low cost) such as workshops, training courses, event management, marketing, networking and fundraising tools.

 New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres

Its aim is to provide an impartial information and referral system through a network of independent, community-based centres throughout New Zealand. Every year, NZFDIC and its centres respond to more than 150,000 client calls seeking disability information. Its website includes a list of member centres and their contact details.

Office of Disability Issues

Working across portfolios and with government agencies, its work is underpinned by the New Zealand Disability Strategy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 

reTHiNK

This new site explores views on madness, mental distress and “mental illness”. It  features artists and thinkers interviewing themselves about the value they see in their experiences of mental distress, and about what comes out of their minds.

 The Big Idea

An online community for the New Zealand creative industry featuring art news, arts jobs, and other work and income opportunities.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is an arts space where Wellington's arts communities interact, produce works, teach and exhibit in central Wellington.

International 

Smithsonian Museum's accessibility programme 

The Smithsonian Museum’s accessibility programme is designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to visit the Smithsonian in Washington DC, and includes gallery talks in American Sign Language, captioning, alternative publication formats, and a series of materials to help people on the autism spectrum get the most out of their visit. Read more

Arts Access Australia

The national body of state and territory arts and disability organisations working to increase access and participation in the arts for the one in five Australians with a disability.

Arts Access Victoria

Arts Access Victoria has a state-wide focus on delivering increased and improved opportunities for arts and cultural participation for people with a disability.

Accessible Arts

This is the peak arts and disability organisation for New South Wales. Its key services include arts development, audience development, training and information.