(Re)Imagine Accessible Theater
Seattle Rep is hosting a free online panel discussion about the future of accessible theater on Thursday, December 17 at 5 p.m. The (dis)ABILITY community has paved the way in developing innovation and access to make life better for all communities. What does universal access look like in theater? Get ready for the conversation with these related books, videos and websites in the Library's collection and beyond.
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About Us
These 60 selections from the weekly "Disability" series in The New York Times capture the voices of a community that is often misrepresented and stereotyped.
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AmeriDisability's 9 Theater Companies Putting Actors with Disabilities Center Stage by Nancy DeVault
According to a recent study, non-disabled actors play 95 percent of television characters with disabilities. DeVault reports on a selection of American theater companies that focus on inclusion.
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ARTS: Possibilities, Disabilities & The Arts
Director Keri Bower examines how to create commercial and personal successes for young artists with disabilities through encouraging and pairing them with professional artists working in fields closely related to their talents.
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Disability and Theater
This practical, step-by-step guide pulls from Barton-Farcas' 16 years of experience running New York City's first inclusive theatre company.
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The Deaf Movement and Musical Theater
Learn more about deaf actors and the use of American Sign Language in musical theater by listening to this podcast recording of a special panel presented by The 5th Avenue Theatre and The Seattle Public Library.
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Disability Visibility
Published on the 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act, this collection of personal essays by contemporary disabled writers was edited by activist Alice Wong.
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The Disability Rights Movement
In this updated edition, scholars Flesicher and Zames provide a comprehensive overview of the historical and ongoing movement to create a society inclusive of people with disabilities, bringing their narrative up to the 21st-century.
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The Boys Next Door
Poignant and gently humorous, The Boys Next Door features characters with developmental and mental health disabilities living in a Boston communal home.
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From the Periphery
Disability rights lawyer Justesen "interviews people in the Chicago area with various disabilities . . to create a moving, in-depth oral history of an oft-forgotten and ignored U.S. minority: people with disabilities." (Library Journal)
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Children of A Lesser God
Winner of the 1980 Tony Award for Best Play, Children of A Lesser God was specifically written for the Deaf actress Phyllis Frelich and focuses on the relationship between a custodian and a speech pathologist.
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