Arts and Accessibility

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National Endowment for the Arts News

Excellent resources for increasing accessibility in the arts The National Endowment for the Arts website has an extensive listing of accessibility in the arts resources for individuals and arts organizations at http://arts.endow.gov/. Then click on their Accessibility link for publications, announcements, resources, and conferences.

2006 Excellence NEA wins Accessibility Leadership Award - The Christopher Reeves Foundation and Kennedy Center recognized Paula Terry on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts with a 2006 Excellence in Accessibility Leadership Award. For more information on the National Endowment for the Arts Accessibility programs and the award go to http://www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/lead/awards.html.

Why is July 26, 1990, an important date? More than 50 million people in the United States know the answer: President George Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act -
Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public accommodations to provide goods and services to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the general public. The goal is to afford every individual the opportunity to benefit from our country’s businesses and services, and to afford our businesses and services the opportunity to benefit from the patronage of all Americans...

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