Arts Access NC Seeks Opinions on Accessibility
01/20/2010
Contact Info :  Betsy Jones Ludwig
Email :  betsy@artsaccessinc.org
Phone :  919-271-3001

Arts Access NC is conducting a statewide survey about the needs related to arts for people with disabilities. The survey will be used to identify what issues or barriers keep people with disabilities from taking part in the arts in their communities and to increase accessibility resources for participants and providers.

There are two versions of the survey, one for people with disabilities and their family members and one for art teachers, arts organizations and facilities.

Through April 1, N.C. residents can participate in the survey:

Survey for people with disabilities and their families: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7DW5LZ

Survey for arts educators, arts organizations and facilities: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZVNS3YN

You may also request a hard copy to be mailed to you or participate in a telephone survey. Call (919) 271-3001.

More about the Survey
In partnership with VSA Arts (formerly Very Special Arts) and the North Carolina Arts Council, Arts Access seeks to promote opportunities for people with disabilities to experience quality arts education, community cultural activities and nurture individual artistic talent. The survey information will be used to develop programming and training needs.

The project coordinator is Betsy Jones Ludwig. For more information, call (919) 271-3001 or e-mail betsy@artsaccessinc.org.

Arts Access NC
Arts Access is a volunteer group founded in Raleigh in 1982 that began offering services statewide in 2008. It works in partnership with VSA Arts, an international nonprofit organization founded by Jean Kennedy Smith, to create a society where people with disabilities learn through participation and enjoyment in the arts.

About the North Carolina Arts Council

The North Carolina Arts Council works to make North Carolina The Creative State where a robust arts industry produces a creative economy, vibrant communities, children prepared for the 21st century and lives filled with discovery and learning. The Arts Council accomplishes this in partnership with artists and arts organizations, other organizations that use the arts to make their communities stronger and North Carolinians—young and old—who enjoy and participate in the arts. For more information visit www.ncarts.org.

The N.C. Arts Council is a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities and the vision to harness the state's cultural resources to build North Carolina's social, cultural and economic future. Information on Cultural Resources is available at www.ncculture.com