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DISABILITY ACTION PLAN (DAP)

• FIRST WRITTEN IN 2010• IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE ELEMENTS

OF THE PROGRAM WHICH ARE INACCESSIBLE• SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING

POSSIBLE BARRIERS WITHIN OUR PROGRAM

INITIATIVES

• PARTNERSHIPS:– VISION AUSTRALIA – THE CAPTIONING STUDIO – AUSLAN STAGE LEFT – COMPANION CARD

INITIATIVES

• ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS TRAINING• ACCESSIBLE PARKING & DROP-OFF• ACCESSIBLE VIEWING AREAS• DEDICATED ACCESS EMAIL ADDRESS

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INFORMATION

• BROCHURE IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS– ACCESS SECTION IN BROCHURE &WEBSITE– DEDICATED ACCESSIBILITY BROCHURE– ACCESSIBLE SYMBOLS ACROSS COLLATERAL– W3C WEB ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES– CLOSED CAPTIONING ON WEB VIDEO CONTENT

LEARNING FROM PAST EXPERIENCE

• THEATRE CAPTIONING – BULLET CATCH 2014• PHYSICAL ACCESS – SACRILEGE 2014• TACTILE TOURS – SEMELE WALK 2013

SOLUTIONS

• ENSURING ACCESS FOR EVERYONE• ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS• MATTING ON GRASS• INSTALLING RAMPS• CONTINUED CONSULTATION• AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING• STAFF AWARENESS AND PLANNING

SYDNEY FESTIVAL 2015

• RELAXED PERFORMANCE: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW

• AUSLAN INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: KISS & CRY

SYDNEY FESTIVAL 2015

• AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: MASQUERADE

• TACTILE TOURS: INSIDE THERE FALLS, MASQUERADE

• CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: NOTHING TO LOSE

SYDNEY FESTIVAL 2015

• SURTITLED PERFORMANCES: -UKCHUK-GA: PANSORI MOTHER COURAGE-ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO – CONCERT IN ONE ACT

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