On the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the American with Disabilities Act, how are arts producing, presenting, and service organizations "acting on ADA"? How can leaders in the visual, performing, literary, and media arts conduct an ADA survey and develop an ADA plan? What skills are needed in audience and artist accessibility, facility management, audience development and marketing?

This unique seminar, through hands-on activities and discussion, will enable the LA-area arts community to become a leader in providing increased accessibility to persons with disabilities.

PROGRAM:

Welcome: Robert Timme, Dean, USC School of Architecture Wayne Cook, California Arts Council ADA/504 Coordinator Performance: Lynn Manning, poet and performing artist Talk: De-mystifying the ADA, Doug Martin, ADA/504 Compliance Officer, UCLA Panel: ADA in Perspective-Arts Venues, Programs, and Audiences Jolie Mason (LA Radio Reading Service); Terrylene Sacchetti (Deaf Arts Council); Mary Martz, (Los Angeles County Museum of Art); Robert David Hall, actor; John V. Mutlow, FAIA (USC School of Architecture)

Participatory Session: ADA Assessment: A Hands-on Assessment of ADA

Compliance Discussion: Access to Programs,
Rod Lathim, former Director, Access Theatre; Mary Martz, LACMA

Workshop: Turning Ideas into Action and Next Steps,
Olivia Raynor (The National Arts and Disability Center at UCLA);
Deborah Lewis (ELA Foundation)

For more on THE ACCESSIBLE ARTS and to complete an ADA survey prior to the seminar, please visit http://nadc.ucla.edu.

Lunches will be available for $10.00 with reservation (please indicate). If you require any accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, wheelchair seating, assistive listening, printed materials in large print, Braille or on disk, please indicate at least 7 days prior to the seminar when you make your reservations to (213) 673-7099 or artsincdbp@earthlink.net.

The National Arts and Disability Center Presents:

THE ACCESSIBLE ARTS: ACTING ON ADA IN GREATER LA

At the University of Southern California, School of Architecture, Gin Wong Auditorium

An ARTS, Inc. Issues & Opportunities Public Education Seminar

Supported by the ELA Foundation

PROGRAM:

Participatory Session: ADA Assessment: A Hands-on Assessment of ADA

Compliance Discussion: Access to Programs, Rod Lathim, former Director, Access Theatre; Mary Martz, LACMA

Workshop: Turning Ideas into Action and Next Steps, Olivia Raynor (The National Arts and Disability Center at UCLA); Deborah Lewis (ELA Foundation)

Compliance Discussion: Access to Programs,
Rod Lathim, former Director, Access Theatre; Mary Martz, LACMA

Workshop: Turning Ideas into Action and Next Steps,
Olivia Raynor (The National Arts and Disability Center at UCLA);
Deborah Lewis (ELA Foundation)