The Arts Council believes that art connects all people and prioritizes providing equitable access to all of our programming and events. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and accessibly organization internally and externally, while also advocating for these core values in the Arts & Culture community throughout Summit County, UT.
ACCESSIBILITY & ACCOMMODATIONS
Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers is a Cultural Accessibility Project in partnership between Art Access and the Utah Division of Arts & Museums to provide disability accessibility training and mentorship to Utah’s cultural institutions at no cost.
Staff Training
Arts Council staff attended 6 weeks of Breaking Barriers Workshop provided by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. Breaking Barriers is a Cultural Accessibility Project and is a partnership between Art Access and the Utah Division of Arts & Museums to provide disability accessibility training and mentorship to our state’s cultural institutions.
Funded in part by the Katherine W. & Ezekiel R. Dumke Foundation, Breaking Barriers provided 6 weeks of training workshops for staff of Utah cultural organizations. Workshop content was focused on accessibility needs for people with the following disabilities:
Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing/Deaf-Blind
Blind and Low Vision
Physical and Mobility
Neurodiverse and Sensory
Developmental
Learning
ASL Interpreting by Interwest Interpreters
Large Print Labels and Reading Materials
Spoken & Written Spanish Translation
For all accommodations, please contact Emma Brake, Events & Accessibility Coordinator: emma@pcscarts.org
