Through travel reimbursement grants, accessibility coordinators of the region’s nine states and jurisdictions meet to review, discuss, and commit to best practices, policies, goals, and implementation of accessibility at the Kennedy Center Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability conference and the NASAA Assembly. These convenings include pre-conference sessions led by the National Endowment for the Arts Office of Accessibility for state arts agency and regional arts organization accessibility coordinators from across the United States.  Financial support for conference attendance is only available for staff from state arts agencies in the mid-Atlantic region. If you are affiliated with a state arts agency in the mid-Atlantic region, please reach out to the designated accessibility coordinator on staff at your agency for additional information.  

Virtual Resources for Accessibility & Disability Justice are Available Now

Pre-Recorded Videos with Accompanying Live Conversation Opportunities: Learn More & Sign Up Below!

The 2023 Disability Justice Virtual Resource series is part of an ongoing effort by Americans for the Arts (AFTA) and Mid Atlantic Arts to provide resources to support individuals and organizations in the mid-Atlantic region engaging in the essential work of accessibility and disability justice in their communities.

The pre-recorded videos and live conversations focus on intersectionality, accountability, and budgeting through a disability justice lens.

View the pre-recorded videos on your own time, and feel free to share them with your networks! Then, if you want to keep the conversation going, join us for a candid live conversation on each topic. Live conversations will not be recorded, and there are registration caps– so sign up today! ASL interpretation and live captioning will be provided for live conversations.

Intersectionality & Disability Justice

View the recorded conversation & register for the live conversation at this link

First, listen to Joselia Hughes and Kayla Hamilton discuss deeply, in a pre-recorded 30-minute video, how disability justice is uniquely positioned to break down systematic oppressions.

Then, join Joselia and Kayla for a live conversation on March 17, 2023 at 2 PM ET! Please only register for the live conversation if you plan to attend as there is a 25-person cap on registration.

Accountability & Disability Justice

View the recorded conversation & register for the live conversation at this link

First, listen to Dominic Bradley and Lily Lipman discuss, in a pre-recorded 30-minute video, the importance of holding individuals and organizations as a whole accountable, a topic that is still being discovered.

Then, join Dominic and Lily for a live conversation on April 14, 2023 at 2 PM ET!

Please only register for the live conversation if you plan to attend as there is a 50-person cap on registration.

Budgeting & Disability Justice

View the recorded conversation & register for the live conversation at this link

First, listen to Vanessa Cruz and Beth Prevor discuss, in a pre-recorded 30-minute video, how an organization can be proactive in addressing accessibility and disability justice in their budget.

Then, join Vanessa and Beth for a live conversation on May 19, 2023 at 2 PM ET!

Please only register for the live conversation if you plan to attend as there is a 50-person cap on registration.

Mid-Atlantic Accessibility Resource Committee (MAARC)

To ensure a disability-centered approach, Mid Atlantic Arts and Americans for the Arts established a Mid-Atlantic Accessibility Resource Committee (MAARC) of paid advisors to assist with the webinar development process. The MAARC consists of artists, administrators, and other experts who helped inform this programming by fostering connections with new speakers, proposing topic ideas based on their understanding of the needs of the field, sharing resources and stories from the field to highlight, and more. 

Questions about accessibility and disability justice at Mid Atlantic Arts? Email Accessibility Coordinator Sarah Lewitus at slewitus@midatlanticarts.org to discuss.