Beautiful sight and sound in the cultural darkness
Three arts institutions hold an event to highlight creative opportunities for an overlooked and underserved segment of the population, Zhang Lei reports.
In addition to the live presentation of the forum at the Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, the forum was livestreamed and provided a full range of offline and online access support, including simultaneous interpretation in Chinese and English, video Chinese subtitles, full Chinese sign language translation, real-time Chinese subtitles and wheelchair-friendly venues in an attempt to encourage everyone to take part.
In the second half of the forum three short documentaries commissioned by the British Council and produced by the Access for Change platform were screened to show how disabled groups can connect with society through art in various ways. Access for Change is a co-creation mechanism launched at the second Disability Arts Forum last year. It is committed to promoting the connection of cultural and artistic venues, institutions and individuals and promoting cultural and artistic facilities.
