Disability Arts
Based in Washington, DC, VSA arts is internationally recognized as the premier disability arts organization and advocate, and has done an excellent job of demonstrating to the able-bodied public that disability arts can be synonymous with artistic excellence and innovation. The following articles provide a tour of what this organization and other groups and individuals are doing to raise the visibility and respect for disability arts - and artists - worldwide.
Watch these dancers with disabilities take your breath away with their modern dance and heartfelt movement.
Watch members of the Axis Dance company perform "Decorum," a dance made up of two able-bodied women and a wheelchair user. Axis Dance believes that people of all abilities should be able to express themselves through dance.
At AXIS Dance, they believe that people of all abilities should be given the opportunity to dance. Students with and without disabilities dance together, creating imaginative movements never seen before.
Simon Illa, a music producer with osteogenesis imperfecta, wants to help kids with disabilities achieve their music dreams. Illa began the Unbreakable Music Foundation to raise awareness for kids with disabilities in music.
Videos
Interview with PHAMALY Actor Jason Dorwart
Jason Dorwart shares his get-up-and-go attitude as an actor, one who just happens to have a disability. Coming soon: There's Still Hope for Dreams
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper on PHAMALY
Denver Mayor, John Hickenlooper, highlights the professionalism--and excellence--of PHAMALY performances.
Related articles
Interview with PHAMALY Actor Regan Linton
Actor Regan Linton talks about the professionalism and quality of PHAMALY performances--"we're not amateurs." Coming soon: There's Still Hope for Dreams
Interview with PHAMALY Actor and Co-founder Kathleen Traylor
Kathleen Traylor's dream is to take PHAMALY on the road and show others what performers with disabilities can do. Coming soon: There's Still Hope for Dreams
