All the world's a stage - some can't get in

Adam Fulton's commentary on a recent Australia Council for the Arts report, focuses on participation in the arts by groups including those with disabilities (All the world's a stage - some can't get in, Sydney Morning Herald,Saturday 6th March, 2010)

..... amid the graphs and tables illustrating the positive findings in the Australia Council for the Arts report More than Bums on Seats: Australian participation in the arts was some less palatable news: people with disabilities and migrants from non-English-speaking countries are being left behind.

The council's last similar survey was released in 1999. How far has access to the arts progressed for people with disabilities – one in five nationwide, or more than 4 million? "Not very far would be my summary," Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, says. Read on ....

• Australia Council for the Arts report