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An   Accessibility
Guide

to Los
Angeles
Art
Spaces

The Sprouting Library of Resources is a digital space created to share and grow collective knowledge of work being done in this field. This format is utilized by many accessibility-centered orgs. The library also serves as an archive of our programming, maintaining documents, and other outputs from the project.

✊🏿=BIPOC, 🌟=Disabled/Crip, πŸ¦„=LGBTQ2S

TITLE/NAME CREATOR THEME FORMAT SUB-FORMAT Diversity
AXS Map πŸ”— Jason DaSilva Access Mapping Blog/Site 🌟
Subway Accessibility Maps πŸ”— Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY Access Mapping Blog/Site
Map of Wheelchair Accessibile and Inclusive Play Playgrounds πŸ”— New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Access Mapping Blog/Site
Mapping Access Toolkit πŸ”— Aimi Hamraie and the Critical Design Lab Access Mapping Book Text only ✊🏾, 🌟
Mapping Access πŸ”— Aimi Hamraie and the Critical Design Lab Access Mapping Blog/Site
Now is the Time to Address Issues of Accessibility for Artists and Institutions πŸ”— Sara Reisman Creative/Professional Resource Article Text only
Access Toolkit for Artworkers πŸ”— Iaraith Ní Fheorais Creative/Professional Resource Blog/Site Text and audio
Access Docs for Artists πŸ”— Leah Clements, Alice Hattrick, Lizzy Rose Creative/Professional Resource Blog/Site Text only 🌟
Hedva's Disability Access Rider πŸ”— johanna hedva Creative/Professional Resource Blog/Site Text only ✊🏾, 🌟, πŸ¦„
Disabled and Here πŸ”— Elea Chang Creative/Professional Resource Blog/Site ✊🏾, 🌟, πŸ¦„
NEA Brief Accessibility Checklist πŸ”— NEA Creative/Professional Resource Blog/Site Text only
Building Access: Universal Design and the Politics of Disability πŸ”— Aimi Hamraie Creative/Professional Resource Book Text only 🌟, πŸ¦„
A Guide for Diverse Art Practice: for artists, curators, educators, and arts administrators πŸ”— Aida Lizalde Creative/Professional Resource Book Text only ✊🏾
DIY Access Guide: For Bands, Artists, and Promoters on How to Make Gigs and Tours More Accessible for Deaf and Disabled People πŸ”— Attitude is Everything Creative/Professional Resource Book Text only 🌟
The Politics of <<Creative Access>>: Guidelines for a Critical Dis/ability Curatorial Practice πŸ”— Amanda Cachia Creative/Professional Resource Essay Text only 🌟
Accessibility and the Arts: Reconsidering the Role of the Artist πŸ”— Katrina Sullivan, Bronwyn Mauldin Creative/Professional Resource Essay Text only
Accessibility in the Arts: A Promise and A Practice πŸ”— Carolyn Lazard Creative/Professional Resource Essay Text and audio ✊🏾, 🌟, πŸ¦„
cripple πŸ”— sara, emily Creative/Professional Resource Organization 🌟, πŸ¦„
blindishlatina πŸ”— Catarina Rivera Creative/Professional Resource Social Media ✊🏾, 🌟
yarn_against_the_machine πŸ”— Riz Daily Life Resources Social Media ✊🏾, 🌟, πŸ¦„
kalamendoza πŸ”— Kalaya'an Mendoza Daily Life Resources Social Media ✊🏾, 🌟, πŸ¦„
How to Write Alt Text and Image Descriptions for the visually impaired πŸ”— Perkins Institute for the Blind Digital Accessibility Article Text only
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) πŸ”— W3C Digital Accessibility Blog/Site Text only
The collective experience of translating art for people who are blind πŸ”— Mariana Otero Disability Justice Article Text only ✊🏾, 🌟
Crutches and Spice πŸ”— Barbarin, Imani Disability Justice Blog/Site ✊🏾, 🌟
Care as Praxis πŸ”— Dr. Shayda Kafai Disability Justice Blog/Site ✊🏾, 🌟, πŸ¦„
Disability Visibility Project πŸ”— Alice Wong Disability Justice Blog/Site ✊🏾, 🌟
Matters of Care: Speculative Ethics in More than Human Worlds πŸ”— Maria Puig de la Bellacasa Disability Justice Book Text only
Blackness and Disability: Critical Examinations and Cultural Interventions πŸ”— Christopher M. Bell Disability Justice Book Text only ✊🏾, πŸ¦„
Design Justice: Community Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need πŸ”— Sasha Costanza-Chock Disability Justice Book 🌟, πŸ¦„
Crip Technoscience Manifesto πŸ”— Aimi Hamraie, Kelly Fritsch Disability Justice Essay Text only 🌟, πŸ¦„
Sick Woman Theory πŸ”— πŸ”— johanna hedva Disability Justice Essay Text only ✊🏾, 🌟, πŸ¦„
embracing.ambiguity πŸ”— Broas, Sarah Disability Justice Social Media 🌟, πŸ¦„
blind_person_in_area πŸ”— Tricarico, Tatum Intro to Accessibility Social Media 🌟
Crip Lit: Toward an Intersectional Crip Syllabus πŸ”— Tovah Leibowitz Library/Resource Hub Article Text only πŸ¦„
Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) πŸ”— Society for Disability Studies Library/Resource Hub Blog/Site Text only
Crip News πŸ”— Kevin Gotkin Library/Resource Hub Blog/Site Text only 🌟, πŸ¦„
Unlimited πŸ”— - Library/Resource Hub Organization
Disability Drawing Club πŸ”— - Organization Organization 🌟
Peoples Hub πŸ”— - Organization Social Media
Black Walnut Books πŸ”— - Organization Store/Retail ✊🏾, πŸ¦„
Disability Cultural Center - Organization
Disabled Hikers πŸ”— - Organization
New Economy Coalition πŸ”— - Organization
the disability collective πŸ”— - Organization
Labs for Liberation πŸ”— Northwester University and Vanderbilt University Organization
Sick Stories πŸ”— - Organization
The Care Lab πŸ”— - Organization
GenderFail πŸ”— Be Oakley Organization 🌟, πŸ¦„
Ill Feelings πŸ”— πŸ”— Alice Hattrick Personal Experiences Book Text and audio 🌟, πŸ¦„
The Cancer Journals πŸ”— Audre Lorde Personal Experiences Book Text only ✊🏾, πŸ¦„
Otherhow: Essays and Documents on Art and Disability 1985-2024 πŸ”— Joseph Grigely Personal Experiences Book Text only 🌟
restingupcollective_ πŸ”— - Personal Experiences Social Media 🌟
In My Language πŸ”— Mel Baggs Personal Experiences Video 5 mins - 30 mins 🌟, πŸ¦„
Illness as Metaphor πŸ”— Susan Sontag Book Text only πŸ¦„
AIDS and its Metaphors πŸ”— Susan Sontag Book Text only πŸ¦„