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Australian Ministry for the Arts

Note especially the entry on The Australian Chamber Orchestra's 2015 'Move' program.

Emily Crockford
Underbelly Arts Festival, 1st - 2nd August, 2015
Bold, assured and sensual all describe the artwork of Emily Crockford ... `I like painting on fabrics and working with guest artists. I like my own techniques, playing and experimenting with different ideas. I want to be a great artist, and experiment. ́

“Oliver sees details the rest of us miss” – a young photographer’s story

Jennifer Urwin, Scope (UK), 20th July 2015

Oliver is a young nature photographer who happens to have Down’s syndrome ... "I’m very proud when I have an exhibition" ...

'All of us being here can move things forward': Edinburgh's game-changing year for disability
Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian (UK), 13th August 2015
Disabled performers are pushing for a historic shift at 2015’s fringe – from widening notoriously bad venue access to putting work by artists with disabilities at the heart of the world’s biggest arts festival ...

Creating theatre for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities

Lucy Garland, Scope (UK), 21st July 2015

Frozen Light theatre company started from a very simple idea ... we love going to the theatre so why shouldn’t people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) have the same opportunity?

People with autism and learning disabilities excel in creative thinking, study shows

Tracy McVeigh, The Guardian, 22nd August 2015

Research confirms that seeing the world in ‘a different way’ sparks unique ideas ...