Partners in Arts Participation
ACHF Arts Access
Provide roles for twenty individuals with disabilities to participate in theater and invite 100 individuals with disabilities to attend the event in an accommodating environment. Measure individuals with disabilities who are successful in roles as cast, emcees and back stage. Include in preview shows at least 100 individuals with disabilities or elderly who would not otherwise attend community theater. 2: Fifty people with disabilities will build confidence/skill in the performing arts as a result of eight learning sessions provided by Page Theatre, Shakespeare or Oratorio artists. Artists will provide learning objectives per session. Grant administrator will evaluate success by observing number of participants engaged, increased confidence measured by engaging in more experiences and caretaker feedback.
Home and Community Options provided support so that forty participants and 185 attendees with disabilities were part of a community theater experience. HCO met with all primary support staff/families to identify barriers to participation. Once barriers were identified support plans were developed and verified by primary staff to insure success with each person’s participation. In addition to obvious measurement of participation HCO evaluators continuously monitored performance engagement and monitored feedback from primary support staff and families. Adjustments were made to maximize continued participation and address barriers. 2: Home and Community Options engaged 54 people with disabilities in performance arts learning experiences that developed increased skill and confidence. With the help of the artists and key staff of the agency learning strategies were developed to promote independence and inclusion. The initial goal from the learning sessions was to increase participation in roles within the community theater event. Then support planning and strategies were implemented to support those 40 individuals involved to increase independence and participation in the targeted goals of speaking singing parts, choreographed roles and independence in their role.
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