How to Crip the Arts Part 1 | Neighborhood Arts Network,

How to Crip the Arts 1, is an engaging introductory workshop curated by Tangled Art & Disability designed for artists interested in exploring the aesthetic potential of access. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with knowledgeable artists/facilitators that will discuss the following topics: Disability Arts (social vs. medical model), and accessible curatorial practices.

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1. ACCESSIBLE PROMOTIONS FOR INCLUSIVE ARTS EVENTS
2. Defining Accessibility “Accessibility is concrete resistance to the isolation of disabled people.” - Mia Mingus Disability Justice scholar and activist
3. Defining Crip “To Crip is to open with desire for the way that disability disrupts” - Kelly Fritsch
4. Coming Up: PART 1 Accessible Events PART 2 Accessible Promotions PART 3 Accessible Social Media PART 4 Resources and Quick Wins
5. It’s not enough to simply desire for people enter our spaces.
6. • Host events and exhibitions in barrier free spaces, close to public transit • Offer cost free or cost reduced tickets for community members • Hire ASL interpreters when possible • Hire care attendants when possible • Provide live captioning when possible • Provide allergy respectful food and beverage • Provide a scent free space • And More! ACCESSIBLE EVENTS
7. It is equally important to communicate your access components to your communities as it is to communicate any potential barriers to access.
8. tangledarts.org @TangledArtsTO Accessible Promotions PART 1 Accessible Language PART 2 Accessible Design PART 3 Accessible Outreach
9. ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE
10. PLAIN LANGUAGE Logical Active Short Common No one technique defines plain language. Rather, plain language is defined by results—it is easy to read, understand, and use.
11. NON-ABLEIST LANGUAGE Deaf/Hard of Hearing NOT Hearing Impaired Wheelchair user NOT Wheelchair bound Blind/Low Vision NOT Visually Impaired * Disabled or Disability Identified NOT Handicapped Has …. NOT is a victim of or suffers from Non-Ableist language is ever evolving and community led, if you aren’t sure what words to use, ask a member or members the community.
12. ACCESSIBLE DESIGN
13. Typographic Elements Distance Height X 2.5 A 8" 19' A 4" 10' A 2" 5' A 1" 2'6" Size Matters
14. Who can read this? Who can read this?
15. Accessible Graphic Elements
17. Making Images Accessible Untitled 151 Peter Owusu-Ansah
18. PROPER DESCRIPTIONS: Ex #1: A square image filled with pixelated colours ranging in colour. The colours are randomly placed, making each stand out. The colours of the pixels are approximately half reds, pinks, oranges, and yellows and about half shades of blue and grey ranging in shades from dark blue and moving into an almost white. IMPROPER DESCRIPTIONS: Ex #1: A colourful image made up of multiple squares. The first square is light blue, then light grey, then a salmon, then a light grey, then a medium grey, then a dark grey, then a bright light blue, then a midtone grey blue, then a medium grey, then a light grey, then a bright pink, then a bright red, then a white, then a mid tone blue, then a dark blue... Ex #2 IMG_4064.JPG Ex #2 A multicoloured image made up of colourful squre pixels.
20. PROPER DESCRIPTIONS: Ex #1: A photograph of Tangled staff, board members, and volunteers. They pose together, arranged in two rows, facing the camera with smiles. Several people wear bright pink feather boas. Behind and obstructed by the group is a row of gold balloons, bright pink, gold, and clear pompoms are arranged on either side of the balloons. IMPROPER DESCRIPTIONS: Ex #1: The first person is wearing a pink top and jeans. Her right hand is on her hip. She has side bangs and short light brown hair. She is smiling. Next to her is a girl with blonde and purple hair. She is wearing cat eye glasses. She is also wearing a black top, a black and gold belt around her waist, a gold tulle skirt with black lace detail at the hem... Ex #2 IMG_4064.JPG Ex #2 A photograph of Tangled gallery staff, board, and volunteers at a party.
21. ACCESSIBLE OUTREACH
22. TARGETED OUTREACH: Reaching your existing community Already engage with your organization or events Don’t need to be educated on organization but informed on upcoming events Want updates on access policies and event locations, if applicable
23. UNTARGETED OUTREACH: Potentially reaching communities that are not currently engaging with your organization Need to be educated on what your organization does as well as about upcoming events Need information on access policies, event locations to be comfortable attending an event for the first time May need an incentive or specific reasons to get involved
24. TARGETED OUTREACH: UNTARGETED OUTREACH: Website Newsletter Invites Facebook Twitter Instagram Advertising Event Postings Facebook Website Twitter Instagram
25. Making Social Media Accessible
26. INSTAGRAM
27. TWITTER
28. FACEBOOK
29. RESOURCES
30. WEBAIM WebAIM’s mission is to expand the potential of the web for people with disabilities by providing the knowledge, technical skills, tools, organizational leadership strategies, and vision that empower organizations to make their own content accessible to people with disabilities. USEFUL FOR Checking colour con- trast Finding resources HOW TO FIND webaim.org RESOURCES: WEB USEFUL FOR Checking colour con- trast Finding resources HOW TO FIND webaim.org WEBAIM WebAIM’s mission is to expand the potential of the web for people with disabilities by providing the knowledge, technical skills, tools, organizational leadership strategies, and vision that empower organizations to make their own content accessible to people with disabilities.
31. TOTA11Y PLUGIN tota11y is a chrome plug in that helps visualize how your site performs with assistive technologies. tota11y aims to reduce this barrier of entry by helping visualize accessibility violations (and successes), while educating on best practices. USEFUL FOR Spotting common accessibility violations Emulating screen reader experience HOW TO FIND Chrome web store: Tota11y RESOURCES: WEB
32. RESOURCES: WEB WORLD WIDE WEBO The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops international standards for the Web: HTML, CSS, and many more. Web Accessibility Initiative provides strategies, standards, and resources to make the Web accessible to people with disabilities. USEFUL FOR Finding resources to make websites, applications, and other digital creations more accessible and usable to everyone HOW TO FIND w3.org/WAI/
33. RESOURCES: TOOLKITS INGENIUM ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR EXHIBITIONS This guide provides technical requirements to enable museum exhibition designers to follow general guidelines to be used on all projects. The requirements are selected from a variety of accessibility standards. USEFUL FOR Technical standards for designers of both digital and pysical spaces to follow. HOW TO FIND ingeniumfoundation.ca
34. RESOURCES: TOOLKITS SHAPE ARTS How to Put On an Accessible Exhibition SHAPE ARTS Created a short guide for curators, programmers and exhibition organisers to give an overview of how to ensure that the exhibition you’re putting on is accessible and inclusive of disabled people. HOW TO FIND www.shapearts.org. uk/news/accessible- curating USEFUL FOR A resources to assist artists and curators in planning, producing, and presenting accessible arts events
35. RESOURCES: TOOLKITS HUMBER & TANGLED ART + DISABILITY A guide to making art spaces accessible This toolkit was created to inform a culture of continued learning as arts organizations become change agents in understanding and promoting the value of creating fully accessible spaces. USEFUL FOR Help to inform and educate students, artists, arts organizations, curators,program directors AND GAL- HOW TO FIND tangledarts.org/ programs/ resources/
36. Quick Wins for Access • Use Sans Serif fonts • Ensure your fonts are large enough • Have consistent contrast between text and background at least 70% • Add image descriptions to digital and social media content • Add subtitles and captions to video • Have transcripts or ASL available for audio content • Use universally understood pictograms to display access features • Refer to existing toolkits
37. Q & A Kristina McMullin kristina@tangledarts.org @k_mcmulls