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$8.1 million plan committed to equity for arts and disability

Finally, a plan that commits money to rejecting ableist positions and promoting equity for arts workers, artists and communities living with disability.

18 Nov 2024 15:29

Gina Fairley

Blind man playing a keyboard piano. Disability Equity

A disability equity plan that is hopefully playing the right tune. Photo: Ivan Samkov, Pexels.

There are 5.5 million Australians, or one in five, who can no longer be ignored or sidelined because they are living with disability.

Late last week (14 November), the Federal Government addressed this, with the release of ‘Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan‘, which addresses barriers for artists, arts workers and audiences with disability.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina