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The AA-SA 2008 Annual Report is now available.

WE HAVE MOVED - new office 106 Currie Street, Adelaide

Check out our new Notice Board!

Access Services - new access training DVD.

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Arts and Technology - see artwork from Conference

2009 Mental Health Coalition calendar available now. Now just $5.
Features great artworks by Arts Access members and members of the mental health community.

Latest podcasts: Interview and Talk by Betty Seigel, Access Specialist

Writer-in-Residence at the SA Writers' Centre: Malcolm Walker, author of The Stone Crown working with people with a disability - more info..

Like to support Arts Access? Why not become a member. It costs only $10. Download a membership form PDF or RTF or join online.

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Download Club Cool and Radio Cool posters for your wall.

Radio Cool... Arts Access has its own radio show.

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Club Cool t-shirts for sale

Creative Lounge
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Help determine the future of Arts Access SA

Please read this communiqué (PDF)
(or read online)
• Complete online poll
• View Current 2008 Service statistics (PDF)
(or read online)
• AASA's Response to Arts & Disability Services Consultancy, plus
• the combined Appendix to the document

Arts Access SA

Important Notice: Report Arts and Disability Sector Consultation

Arts SA funded a consultation in late 2008 to determine the needs of the Arts and Disability Sector, the report from this consultation has now been released. The report and the South Australian Government response to the recommendations is now available on the Arts SA website: www.arts.sa.gov.au

As a result a partnership will be established with the Community Arts Network South Australia (CANSA) and the Disability Information Resource Centre (DIRC). This initiative will commence from 1 July 2OO9 and is funded through Arts SA and the Office of Disability and Client Services (ODACS). The Acting Executive Director and the Executive Director of those government organisations have written to Arts Access SA regarding the outcome. View the letter (PDF).

This report has significant implications for Arts Access SA (AASA) and its ongoing core funding and programs. The recently elected / re-elected AASA Board will meet in the near future to consider the report. This meeting will focus its attention on the services AASA are able to provide for members and clients and identify the source of resources to meet those needs.

Should you have any further queries, please refer to the Acting Executive Director of Arts SA on (08) 8463-5453 or reid.alex@dpc.sa.gov.au

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Arts Access SA (AASA) is a key service organisation for arts and disability in South Australia.

Arts Access SA vision is for full participation in arts and cultural life for all South Australians and works to create opportunities for participation, employment, income generation and leadership for people with a disability in South Australia’s arts and cultural life.

The organisation has been at the forefront of the disability arts movement since its incorporation as Arts in Action in 1989. It is committed to supporting social integration, promoting the creative potential of the individual, encouraging the development of new skills, celebrating difference and advocating for greater accessibility in the cultural mainstream.

AA-SA is a member of Arts Access Australia, the national network of peak arts and disability bodies from across the country.