Access to the Arts
304 East Kenwood Drive
Louisville, KY  40214-2842
Voice: 502.367.9569
E-mail: disacool@aol.com
Web: www.accesstothearts.org

Access to the Arts works directly with persons with disabilities and arts organizations to assure access to diverse artistic experiences.  Access to the Arts develops human and financial resources that allow for the full participation of persons with disabilities in the arts.  It provides educational tools to people with disabilities, arts organizations, disability groups, and the general public.

Accessible Arts, Inc.
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS  66102
Voice/TTY: 913.281.1133
Fax: 913.281.1515
E-mail: accarts@accessiblearts.org
Web: www.accessiblearts.org

Accessible Arts, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of services to make the arts accessible to people of all abilities.  It has a national referral network and serves as a resource center for consultation and evaluation.  Services include training workshops, arts demonstrations with students, and technical assistance.  Accessible Arts, Inc., also publishes a newsletter semiannually.

Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts
Contact: Sharon Jensen, Executive Director
1560 Broadway, Suite 709
New York, NY  10036
Voice: 212.730.4750
Fax: 212.730.4820
E-mail: info@inclusioninthearts.org or sjensen@inclusioninthearts.org
Web: www.inclusioninthearts.org

Founded in 1986, Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts (formerly Non-Traditional Casting Project) is a national nonprofit advocacy organization based in New York City.  It strives to address and provide solutions to the problems of racism and exclusion in theatre, film, and television.  Its mission is to serve as an expert advocacy and educational resource for full inclusion, focusing on issues of race, culture, ethnicity, and disability.  The Alliance continues to effect change by providing assistance with casting, the adoption of inclusive casting language, the use of preferred terminology, audition accessibility issues, roundtables, and resource events.  Its staff serves as consultants to the arts and entertainment fields nationwide.

American Federation of Musicians
1501 Broadway, Suite 600
New York, NY  10036
Voice: 212.869.1330
Fax: 212.764.6134
Web: www.afm.org

The American Federation for Musicians is a national membership organization that provides grants to musicians with disabilities through the Lester Petrillo Fund for Disabled Musicians.

AXIS Dance Company
Contact: Judith Smith,
Artistic Director
1428 Alice Street, Suite 200
Oakland, CA  94612
Voice: 510.625.0110
Fax: 510.625.0321
E-mail: judy@axisdance.org
Web: www.axisdance.org

Founded in 1987, the AXIS Dance Company strives for the integration of contemporary dance and disability culture.  AXIS was a leading pioneer in the development of a powerful contemporary dance form—physically-integrated dance—performing in more than 60 cities nationwide, as well as in Europe and Siberia.  AXIS provides education/outreach programs���“Dance Access” and “Dance Access/KIDS!”���which offer events for adults and youths of all abilities, locally and on tour.  AXIS also offers professional-level training through classes, summer intensives, internships, and apprenticeships.

Coalition for Disabled Musicians, Inc.
B-sharp NEWS
P.O. Box 1002M
Bay Shore, NY  11706-0533
Voice: 631.586.0366
E-mail: CDMNews@aol.com
Web: www.disabled-musicians.org

Coalition for Disabled Musicians, Inc., (CDM) was founded to provide persons with disabilities the opportunity to pursue their musical aspirations. 

CDM is a volunteer-run, nonprofit, self-help organization.  Using individual adaptive techniques and equipment, CDM gives musicians with disabilities the opportunity to develop skills, join performing groups, and entertain audiences.

Culture! Disability! Talent!
P.O. Box 1107
Berkeley, CA  94701
Voice: 510.845.5576
E-mail: info@culturedisabilitytalent.org
Web: www.culturedisabilitytalent.org

Culture! Disability! Talent! (CDT) is a nonprofit, collaborative organization that works to correct disability stereotypes by providing access and opportunities for performers and media-makers with disabilities.  Comprised of artists, activists, and allies, CDT promotes artistic excellence and diversity by presenting disability cultural events.  CDT’s annual event, Superfest International Disability Film Festival, honors and celebrates the unique contributions of the growing disability arts and culture movement by exhibiting innovative and provocative works from both experienced filmmakers and emerging media arts professionals.

The Dancing Wheels Company & School
Contact: Mary-Verdi Fletcher, President/Founding Artistic Director
c/o Professional Flair, Inc.
3615 Euclid Avenue, 3rd floor
Cleveland, OH  44115
Voice/TTY: 216.432.0306
Fax: 216.432.0308
E-mail: proflair1@aol.com
Web : www.dancingwheels.org

The Dancing Wheels Company & School is one of America's first integrated dance companies, comprised of professional dancers with and without disabilities.  The mission of the organization is to create and present compelling works from nationally esteemed choreographers and to utilize this art form to educate, advocate, and entertain audiences throughout the world.  The organization presents master classes, residencies, school assembly programs, workshops, story ballets, and main stage concert performances.  In addition, the Dancing Wheels Company & School provides weekly dance classes and summer dance workshops for dancers of all experience levels.

DEAF Media, Inc
2600 Tenth Street, Suite 413
Berkeley, CA  94710-2522
Voice: 510.841.0163
TTY: 510.841.0165
Fax: 510.841.1651
E-mail: info@deafmedia.org
Web: www.deafmedia.org

Founded in 1974, DEAF Media is dedicated to advocating for Deaf arts and developing cultural, educational, and professional opportunities for the deaf community.  Programs include visual arts, performing arts, community outreach, advocacy, information, and referral, as well as broadcast, television, and media distribution.

Independent Arts Gallery
Contact: Daniel Aliberti, President
Queens Independent Living Center
23-35 Broadway
Astoria, NY  11106
Voice: 718.713.4718
E-mail: contact@qilc.org
Web: www.qilc.org

Independent Arts Gallery (IAG) is a project of the Queens Independent Living Center, a community-based, nonresidential center that provides services and advocacy for people with disabilities.  IAG is committed to uniting artists with and without disabilities, in an effort to build a strong and diverse artistic community.  IAG provides cross-disability workshops in visual, literary, and performing arts, and hosts exhibits at the Queens Independent Living Center.

Infinity Dance Theater
Contact: Kitty Lunn,
Artistic Director
Christopher W. Frerichs, Managing Director
220 West 93rd Street, No. 6-C
New York, NY  10025
Voice: 212.877.3490
Fax: 212.799.1922
E-mail: k1infinity@aol.com or info@infinitydance.com
Web: www.infinitydance.com

Infinity Dance Theater is a dance company committed to expanding the boundaries of dance by featuring dancers with and without disabilities.  In addition to performances across the country and around the world, Infinity developed curricula for training ballet and modern dance educators to work with dancers using wheelchairs.  Other educational activities include weekly dance classes, master classes, lecture demonstrations, workshops, and educational programming at public schools.

International Center on Deafness and the Arts
Contact: Kathleen Herman,
Executive Director of Programs
614 Anthony Trail
Northbrook, IL  60062
Voice: 847.509.8260
TTY: 847.509.8257
Fax: 847.509.8157
E-mail: icoda@aol.com
Web: www.icodaarts.org/

The International Center on Deafness and the Arts (ICODA) provides education, training, and artistic opportunities for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing, through participation in and observation of professional artistic endeavors.  Opportunities with ICODA include theatre, arts festivals, museums, dance, distance-learning, and children’s programming. 

Kaleidoscope Magazine, Exploring the Experience of Disability through Literature and the Fine Arts

United Disability Services
Contact: Phyllis Boerner, Publication Director
701 S Main Street
Akron, OH  44311–1019
Voice: 330.762.9755
Fax: 330.762.0912
E-mail: pboerner@udsakron.org
Web: www.udsakron.org

Unique to the field of disability studies, the award-winning publication, Kaleidoscope, Exploring the Experience of Disability through Literature and the Fine Arts, expresses the experience of disability from the perspective of individuals, families, healthcare professionals, and society as a whole.  The material chosen for Kaleidoscope strives to challenge and overcome stereotyping, patronizing, and sentimental attitudes towards disability.  Fiction, personal essays, poetry, book reviews, and art in a variety of forms, are all featured in various issues.  Kaleidoscope is published twice a year; annual subscription rates (two issues) are $10.00 individual and $15.00 institutional.  Excerpts from past issues and the guidelines for submission can be found by visiting: http://www.udsakron.org/services/kaleidoscope/.

National Arts and Disability Center
Contact: Dr. Olivia Raynor, Director
UCLA University Affiliation Program
300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Rm. 3310
Los Angeles, CA  90095-6967
Voice: 310.794.1141 or
310.825.3715 (Program Representative)
Fax: 310.794.1143
E-mail: orayor@mednet.ucla.edu
Web: nadc.ucla.edu

The National Arts and Disability Center (NADC) provides resources on general information and training opportunities regarding artists with disabilities.  NADC is dedicated to the inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in media, literary, visual, and performing arts.  NADC responds to individual requests for information and technical assistance.

National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD  21230
Voice: 410.659.9314
Fax: 410.685.5653
E-mail: nfb@nfb.org
Web: www.nfb.org/nfb/Default.asp

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is a customer, civil rights advocacy group of 50,000 blind persons that works through public education to create better opportunities and change existing attitudes about blindness.  The NFB maintains the International Braille and Technology Center, allowing access to state-of-the-art assistive computers and databases.  Some NFB special interest groups include an artists' organization and a writers’ membership organization.  The writers’ organization publishes Slate and Style magazine four times a year.  It is available in Braille, cassette, and enlarged print formats.

National Institute of Art and Disabilities
Contact: Pat Coleman,
Executive Director
551 23rd Street
Richmond, CA  94804
Voice: 510.620.0290
Fax: 510.620.0326
E-mail: admin@niadart.org or patcoleman@niadart.org
Web: www.niadart.org

National Institute of Art and Disabilities provides a visual arts studio, training workshops, and publications for adults with disabilities. The Institute serves as a resource center for consultation, referrals, and exhibitions, and marketing art on local, national, and international levels.

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
20 Jay Street, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY  11201
Voice: 212.366.6900
Fax: 212.366.1778
E-mail: nyfainfo@nyfa.org
Web: www.nyfa.org

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) offers resources for the arts to people with and without disabilities.  NYFA Source, NYFA’s online searchable database, provides listings of sponsors, art grants, and fellowship programs for the disability community.

NYFA also provides a hotline to help artists navigate NYFA’s programs and database (1.800.232.2789).

SignStage
Contact: William Morgan,
Artistic Manager
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
11206 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44106
Voice: 216.231.8787 x302
Fax: 216.231.0787
Video Phone: 216.231.0787

SignStage is a division of the Community Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department, within the Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center.  SignStage provides educational assembly programs, workshops, residencies, and theatrical performances to schools, businesses, and civic organizations.  SignStage hires deaf and hearing actors who use theatre techniques to entertain and educate audiences about conflicts between the deaf and hearing communities. 

SignStage strives to create a fun and interactive audience participation performance that helps to correct misconceptions on deafness.

Theatre Breaking Through Barriers
306 West 18th Street, Apt. 3
New York, NY  10011
Voice/TTY: 212.243.4337
Fax: 212.243.4337
E-mail: ischambelan@nyc.rr.com
Web:  www.tbtb.org

Theater Breaking Through Barriers, an integrated company of artists with and without disabilities, has been working for 30 years “to change the image of people with disabilities from that of dependence to independence.”  The Theater recently expanded its mission, from advancing the careers of artists with vision loss, to advancing the careers of artists with all disabilities in New York City.

VSA arts
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC  20006
Voice: 202.628.2800 or
800.933.8721
TTY: 202.737.0645
Fax: 202.429.0868
E-mail: info@vsarts.org
Web: www.vsarts.org

VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974.  It strives to create a society in which persons with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.  Through a nationwide network of affiliates, and in 55 countries around the world, VSA arts provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and tools to support arts programming in schools and communities.  VSA arts promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities and showcases their accomplishments.  VSA arts is the creator of Start with the Arts©, a comprehensive early childhood learning resource; Express Diversity!©, a program of instructional materials for increasing disability awareness through the arts; and the VSA arts Institute, professional development training for teachers, teaching artists, and arts administrators, offering arts-based teaching strategies to include students with disabilities.  VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

VSA arts Artists Registry
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC  20006
Voice: 202.628.2800 or
800.933.8721
TTY: 202.737.0645
Fax: 202.429.0868
E-mail: registry@vsarts.org
Web: www.vsarts.org

Membership in VSA arts’ Artists Registry is free of charge and open to all artists with disabilities, ages 18 and over, who are committed to their artistic progress.  For emerging artists, joining the Artists Registry connects one to resources that can channel creative talents into a full-time vocation.  VSA arts’ Artists Registry also offers established artists exposure, building a larger audience for their work through leading cultural venues and the VSA arts affiliate network.  Members receive announcements of upcoming calls for talent, regular electronic listserv broadcasts, and informative newsletters.  Artists also have the opportunity to gain exclusive access to online resources, technical assistance, an artist’s forum, and the opportunity to be featured in an online listing.