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.

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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

Available Accommodations

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