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Accessibility

Impact / Accessibility

The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to the arts, including people with disabilities. This page includes resources to assist individuals and organizations in making their programs and facilities accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities and to assist them with resources for access to the arts.

The Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment (OCREEO), is the accessibility technical assistance arm of the Arts Endowment to make the arts accessible for people with disabilities.

OCREEO’s accessibility division provides technical assistance to individuals and organizations to help open existing programs and make the arts accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities. The office also assists with the Endowment's Section 504 Regulations under the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act;

If you have questions regarding the accessibility of your project or how to ensure your organization is serving people with disabilities, please contact The NEAs OCREEO  Accessibility Division at accessibility@arts.gov or (202) 682-5532.

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Accessibility Resources

 

 
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Careers in the Arts Toolkit
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Evaluate Your Organization's Accessibility

The Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity (OCREEO), is responsible for the development, implementation, and coordination of all aspects of civil rights programs. For programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the Arts Endowment, this includes the administration of the nondiscrimination statutes that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. This also includes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by the Arts Endowment.

If you believe that you have been discriminated against based on race, color, national origin, disability or age by an organization that received NEA funding, you may file a complaint with the Endowment. You can contact the Office of Civil Rights Office at CivilRights@arts.gov or by phone (202) 682-5454, or by TTY at (202) 682-5082.