Bob Collins, Chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, presenting Anne O’Donoghue, Director of Play Resource with our Letter of Commencement as we start to work towards the Arts and Disability Equality Charter to offer access to the arts for all.

The Arts and Disability Equality Charter is a hallmark of good access and is operated by a partnership of the Arts and Disability Forum, Adapt NI and Open Arts with funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Speaking at the presentation, Bob Collins, Chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, said:

“Part of the signature of being human is self expression. Everybody has a cultural life, everybody has an inner life, and everybody has the capacity to enjoy themselves and the arts.  We all contribute to publicly funded arts and it is very important that everybody is able to use and enjoy them.  The venues here today have made a commitment to long term engagement in addressing this issue of access and participation for all members of our community.”