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1. Asociación Nacional de Alternativas Dramáticas y Expresivas
   ANADE is a Spanish non-governmental organization to further the social integration and employment prospects of people with disabilities, through dramatic arts and film. Its members are chiefly health and social workers and educators, plus theatre arts professionals. ANADE has established eight permanent theatre companies in four Spanish regions, in collaboration with regional and municipal authorities and with local associations. [More Information on Asociación Nacional de Alternativas Dramáticas y Expresivas]
   
   
2. AudioDescription.com
   AudioDescription.com is a web site of Media Access Australia providing information about what audio description is and how it works, as well as details about the history of audio description. This site is constantly updated with audio description developments happening both in Australia and internationally, and it contains information about other organisations that help with audio description services. This website benefits people looking for a technological solution to media accessibility, including people who are blind or visually impaired, and people with print disabilities such as dyslexia, colour blindness, learning difficulties and physical disabilities that affect interaction with print and visual media. Other information about DVDs, Cinema, TV and the Arts is also provided, including a complete listing of audio described DVD titles available in Australia. [More Information on AudioDescription.com]
   
   
3. Emergent Institute
   The Emergent Institute supports literary, visual and performing artists with special needs, contributing to their enablement as they pursue self-sufficiency through their chosen educational, employment and entrepreneurial ventures. The institute also serves as a business incubator by providing technical assistance and financial support to for-profit entities that are developing or have developed innovative, adaptive/assistive solutions to enable persons with disabilities to overcome obstacles as they strive to improve the quality of their life. [More Information on Emergent Institute]
   
   
4. Gate Communications
   This non-profit Christian organization offers interpretation services for musical and other types of live performance, Christian or otherwise. [More Information on Gate Communications]
   
   
5. Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, Inc.
   Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, Inc. (MFPA) is the American branch of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, an international organization, controlled by its artist members, whose purpose is to make contact with artists who have lost the use of their hands through birth defect, accident or illness, and now paint with their mouths or feet; make contact with disabled people who would like to learn to paint and support themselves in this capacity; offer moral and financial assistance to the disabled that are interested in becoming students, and offer students financial, practical and creative support to become fully developed artists and members of the Association; establish publishing houses; and tend to the interests of the artists by facilitating the sale of their work, primarily in the form of reproductions as greeting cards, calendars, etc. [More Information on Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, Inc.]
   
   
6. Museum of Modern Art Access Programs
   The Museum of Modern Art has a variety of access programs and services for visitors with disabilties or special needs, including wheelchair access for exhibits and entrances; programs for students with disabilities; sign language-interpreted programs for visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing; public telephones with TTY; MoMA Audio, with a variety of audio programs, including visual descriptions of exhibits for individuals with visual disabilities; a monthly lecture program (Art inSight) designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision; Touch Tours, which allow blind and partially sighted visitors to experience a selection of sculptures and design objects from the MoMA collection; Create·Ability, a monthly program for individuals with learning and developmental disabilities and their families; special events for seniors and homebound individuals; and Meet Me at MoMA, a monthly program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and their family members or care partners. [More Information on Museum of Modern Art Access Programs]
   
   
7. National Arts and Disability Center
   The NADC is a resource, training and information center dedicated to promoting the full inclusion of artists and audiences with disabilities into the arts community. The site offers many resources including an online directory of State resource agencies and organizations for ADA compliance and technical assistance. For each state, there are listings of organizations and agencies that provide technical assistance regarding the ADA and the arts. Included in these listings are disability agencies and organizations for creating an access advisory committee for conducting outreach to the disability community. [More Information on National Arts and Disability Center]
   
   
8. National Resource Center for Blind Musicians
   The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians is a division of the Music and Arts Center for Humanity in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The resource center provides information and referral services for visually impaired students of all ages, their parents and teachers; learning opportunities for blind students headed to college; and maintains a network of visually impaired musicians willing to share their expertise in braille music, technology and coping strategies. The Resource Center is known for its Summer Institute for Blind College-bound Musicians, a residential program which brings together students from several states and countries, who are studying music at the college level. Other activities of the resource Center include development of programs for blind children in Connecticut and teacher training. [More Information on National Resource Center for Blind Musicians]
   
   
9. National Theater Workshop of the Handicapped
   NTWH "is a non-profit organization founded in 1977 to provide the disabled community with the communication skills necessary to pursue a life in professional theatre and enhance their opportunities in the workplace." [More Information on National Theater Workshop of the Handicapped]
   
   
10. On-Line Gallery by Dana M. Wolf
    A man using solely his mouth to maneuver his paintbrush has created these paintings. [More Information on On-Line Gallery by Dana M. Wolf]
    
    
11. Sprout
    "Sprout is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with developmental disabilities and mental retardation grow through challenging and safe travel experiences." Based in New York City, the programs are available to people with MR/DD and the agencies that serve them throughout the United States. Participants have the opportunity to experience age-appropriate, recreational and leisure activities in a small group setting. By offering these experiences, through these activities, the organization seeks to enhance the mobility, self-confidence, and socialization of our participants. And through community-based activities, Sprout strives to break down some of the barriers that exist between participants and the general public. The organization offers a vacation program for adults, custom-designed trips for other organizations, and programs and activities based in New York City. Sprout also offers a Make-A-Movie program which offers people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to star in and be part of the creative video-making process. Sprout also sponsors an anual film festival and the Sproutstock music festival. [More Information on Sprout]
    
    
12. Vancouver Adaptive Music Society (VAMS)
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13. VSA Arts
    "Designated by The United States Congress as the coordinating organization for arts programming for persons with disabilities, VSA arts offers arts-based programs in creative writing, dance, drama, music and the visual arts. Nearly five million people with disabilities participate in VSA arts programs every year through a network of affiliates in 49 states and the District of Columbia and 64 countries worldwide." [More Information on VSA Arts]
    
    

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1. TCM to Dedicate October 2012 to "Disability in Film"
   Aug 06, 2012
   Turner Classic Movies will dedicate the month of October to exploring the ways people with disabilities have been portrayed in film. On behalf of Inclusion in the Arts, Lawrence Carter-Long will join TCM host Robert Osborne for "The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film." The special month-long exploration will air each Tuesday in October 2012, beginning October 2 at 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). During October, TCM will feature more than 20 films ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s. Each night's collection will explore particular aspects, themes, or types of disability, such as blindness, deafness and psychiatric or intellectual disabilities. In addition, one evening of programming will focus on newly disabled veterans returning home from war. [More Information on TCM to Dedicate October 2012 to "Disability in Film"]
   
   
2. Call for Artists for "Shared Visions 2009-2010"
   Feb 11, 2009
   The Eye Care Center at the Southern California College of Optometry has announced the "Call for Artists" for "Shared Visions 2009-2010", an exposition of works by artists who are blind or legally blind. Works selected by the jury will be exhibited in the Eye Care Center for a period of one year. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, May 13, 2009. [More Information on Call for Artists for "Shared Visions 2009-2010"]
   
   
3. Chicken Soup for the Special Needs Community
   Sep 22, 2006
   Do you have heart-warming, insightful and powerfully moving stories about what life has taught you and how to live life to its fullest? The authors of the New York Times Best-selling book series "Chicken Soup for the Soul" are currently seeking stories to be included in a new book tentatively titled "Chicken Soup for the Special Needs Community: 101 Heartwarming, Helpful, Healing Stories that Offer Inspiration and Promise Surrounding the Lives of Special Needs Individuals. Through these stories, the readers will learn how others facing similar challenges can learn to overcome the many obstacles they have. They do this by connecting with emotions in the real life experience by learning they can choose peace and happiness in each situation regardless of how challenging it appears from the outside. A Chicken Soup story is an inspirational, true story that opens the heart and re-kindles the spirit. It is the personal account of an event, an obstacle overcome, a lesson learned or a dream fulfilled that helps the reader discover basic principles they can use in their own lives.

   Some of the topics to be included are:

   1. On Attitude
   2. Family Dynamics
   3. Early Learning
   4. The Teen Years
   5. On Friendships and Relationships
   6. Celebrating Differences
   7. Humor is Healing
   8. Adulthood
   9. Transitions
   10. Empowering Everyone

   The editors are looking for "teaching tales" that inspire the reader to draw their own conclusions and insights from the story itself. If you have a story you would like to submit, please visit http://www.chickensoupstories.com. The deadline is November 2006. [More Information on Chicken Soup for the Special Needs Community]
   
   

4. State Resource Directories on ADA Compliance and Technical Assistance
   Nov 07, 2003
   The National Arts and Disability Center [NADC] released a new online listing of State Resource Directories on ADA Compliance and Technical Assistance. Each state has its own directory that contains listings of organizations and agencies that provide technical assistance regarding the ADA and the Arts. Included in these listings are disability agencies and organizations for creating an access advisory committee for conducting outreach to the disability community. [More Information on State Resource Directories on ADA Compliance and Technical Assistance]