Honoring Disability Pride Month
 

July is Disability Pride Month. As found in the State of NYC Dance 2023 Report, 8% of the dance industry identifies as disabled. It’s imperative the both individuals and organizations operate with accessibility in mind in their operations as well as daily interactions. Below we’ve compiled a non-exhaustive list of resources on creating accessible content, service providers, outlets for staying updated on happenings in the disability community, and more.

• Invitations for Untethering Dance Practice from Systemic Ableism
From Crip Movement Lab, this article explores how dance can be reimagined and practiced in ways that challenge and dismantle ableist structures. It offers insights and strategies for creating more inclusive and accessible dance environments that celebrate diverse bodies and abilities.

• Disability Pride Month at NYPL
A wide array of accessible resources, including book recommendations, accessible technology training, braille study groups, free events and more from the New York Public Library.

• Digital Accessibility Basics
A primer on the features that need to be included to make your video content accessible.

• Creating Accessible Work Samples & Artist Content
Facilitated by Laurel Lawson, this webinar provides insights and resources to support applicants in creating and developing accessible artistic materials.

• Alt Text Study Club
Blog featuring examples of alt text and image description so that we can learn from each other’s strategies and techniques, and expand our collective toolkit.

• Crip News
A weekly roundup about disability arts and politics by Kevin Gotkin

• Theatre Access NYC
Provides assistance to theatre-goers with disabilities with accessibility information on current shows including audio description, captioning, sign language interpretation, autism-friendly performances, accessibility seating, assistive listening devices and ticketing options.

• Sins Invalid
A disability justice based performance project that offers political education workshops for community based organizations

• All Senses Go
Accessibility testing, creative captioning and description, and accessibility consultation

• Tess Dworman
An artist providing Audio Description (AD) for live performance, film, television, architecture, and visual art. Tess also provides consulting services for artists looking to integrate AD into their work.

• The Viscardi Center
Educational opportunities, digital accessibility, and employment services

• SignNexus
Sign language interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services

July marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, which was a landmark in advancing the rights of individuals with disabilities in the United States. Disability Pride Month plays a crucial role in promoting a more inclusive and equitable society.