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10 Chapter 1 Examine procedures for interaction with employees, volunteers, program participants and audience members. The assessment should involve staff, the board of directors, outside consultants, the accessibility advisory committee, audience members and program participants. Strategies should be developed to obtain needed accessibility assets as part of the overall strategic plan. An organization must determine: • Who will be involved in implementing the plan and what their roles will be. • What outside professional help will be needed. • What it will cost to implement the plan. • How the work will be funded. • Whether the work will be done all at once or in stages. Q. How does an organization use its accessibility assets to attract new audiences? A. All too often organizations do substantial work to achieve inclusiveness but neglect to tell anyone about it. An important part of the planning process is to evaluate the organization’s current marketing plan to see that it promotes the organization’s accessibility assets, and to assure that its marketing tools reach people with various disabilities. Q. When does the planning process end? A. Planning is an organizational tool. Although a particular plan ends when the objectives and goals are reached (or a determination is made that they cannot be reached), the planning process never ends. Access issues, in particular, need ongoing attention. A permanent accessibility advisory committee can help keep the organization on track. A sound organization uses planning as a way to keep the objectives and goals of the organization balanced and to evaluate how well its mission is being met.
Planning with Inclusion as the Goal 11 RESOURCES Planning for Accessibility “A State Arts Agency Strategic Planning Tool Kit” Published in 2000 by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) with advice and funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the tool kit explores the conceptual basis of planning, outlines the process to use in creating a good strategic plan and includes case studies. National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) 1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-6352 voice (202) 347-5948 TTY (202) 737-0526 fax www.nasaa-arts.org “A Universal Environment: Beyond Access to Opportunity” The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) created this useful resource for accessibility planning. Please contact NYSCA to request a PDF copy. New York State Council on the Arts 175 Varick Street New York, NY 10014 (212) 627-4455 voice www.nysca.org/public/resources/access.htm The Office for AccessAbility of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) The NEA Office for AccessAbility, established in 1976, is the Endowment’s advocacy/technical assistance arm for people with disabilities, older adults, veterans and people living in institutions. Work includes: • Providing technical assistance to staff and grantees on making the arts fully accessible and compliant with the Endowment’s Section 504 regulations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). • Initiating cooperative projects and leadership initiatives with other federal agencies and nonprofit groups to educate professionals concerning accessibility issues. • Encouraging support for the needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities and people living in institutions. Planning With Inclusion as the Goal 11
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