One Year On!

Mon, 9 August 2021

2RPH Sponsored Session Today 1:00pm - 2:00pm

One Year On: The Pandemic's Big Picture Legacy For Arts & Disability
Arts Activated 2021

The COVID pandemic has brought much chaos and control as well as rapid change right across all levels of society. The impact on the arts and cultural sector has been especially harsh but despite the turmoil there have been many silver linings for people with disability. In this session some of Australia’s leading arts and disability advocates examine the lessons we’ve learned from the COVID response so far as well what ‘building back better’ means for arts practitioners and audiences with disability. A key focus of the session will be the digital acceleration brought on by the pandemic and what the implications are in relation to access and inclusion for people with disability. Will arts organisations continue their increased commitment to delivering online content and services? And how extensive is the issue of technology poverty among people with disability? How can access to digital programming and services be provided to people with disability who don’t have access to digital technologies?

Moderator

  • Hanna Cormick | Artist, performer and disability advocate

Panelists

  • Jade Lillie | Head of Sector Development, Australia Council For The Arts
  • Adam Bannister | Founder, Pyrus Event Services
  • Ricky Buchanan | Writer and disability advocate
  • Esther Hannaford | Singer and actor

This interview was published in the 2RPH  AUGUST SIGNALS newsletter

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