Image Description: A photo of Vanessa on stage with her walker named Pluto. She is wearing all black and has a white mesh head piece that looks like an abstract Venus fly trap. Her walker has a costume on that is a white fabric looped around the purple metal parts of her walker. In the background, there are six dancers in a wide stance leaning back.

The Urgency of Accessibility in Higher Education Dance Training

Bradford Chin, a disabled dance artist, DEIJ/accessibility consultant, and audio describer for dance based in Chicago and San Francisco, argues why higher education needs to make dance training more accessible for students with disabilities.

May 6, 2024 | Read Article

Footage contributed for World Dance Day 2020 in Hong Kong

Unleashing Artistic Potential in Hong Kong

Scarlette Cheng, a dance facilitator in Hong Kong, discusses how she creates platforms and dance opportunities for people with disabilities to flourish in the arts.

January 11, 2021 | Read Article

Responsive to Artists as Humans

Debra Cash, Executive Director of Boston Dance Alliance, shares the myriad ways Boston Dance Alliance has responded to the needs of the dance community throughout 2020.

December 14, 2020 | Read Article

Building an Accessible Space

Subashini Ganesan, founder and director of New Expressive Works - a performing arts venue in Portland, OR, discusses her curatorial philosophy and how she has built an accessible space.

August 22, 2019 | Read Article

The Accessibility of Being on Display

An Interview with Heidi Latsky and Jerron Herman BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Heidi Latsky is the artistic director of Heidi Latsky Dance, and Jerron Herman serves as dancer and development director. Heidi Latsky Dance is a two-time resident through the CUNY Dance Initiative, which offers available space through the CUNY university […]

February 28, 2019 | Read Article