Access Improvement
Access Improvement
Equipment and Training in Support of New Online Programs
Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner
Brighton McCormick: Artistic, Program Development, Education; Jaime Gjerdingen: Artistic, Volunteerism, Accessibility/Disability Access; Naomi Cohn: Organizational Development / Planning, Fundraising, Artistic; Raymond Luczak: Artistic, Accessibility/Disability Access, Marketing/Audience Development; Terryann Nash: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Tim Cooper: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design, Finance; Zoe Koenig: Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development.
ACHF Arts Access
At least 85% of Upstream Arts Teaching Artists who participate in the on-camera training will indicate that they feel more equipped and comfortable teaching in front of a camera. At least 85% of individuals with disabilities who participate in Upstream Arts' 2020-2021 online programs will be actively and meaningfully engaged, in keeping with the impact normally seen in our offline programs. We will evaluate the on-camera training through surveys that our Teaching Artists fill out regarding the training content, relevance, and practicality of the session. Following the equipment purchase and on-camera training, we will track videos produced and live classes streamed; we will solicit feedback from our partners and participants on the accessibility and inclusivity of offerings, and the programs' relevance to the needs and realities of the disability community; and we will carry out a newly tailored version of our standard program evaluation to measure impact of the work on individual participants with disabilities.
This grant not only allowed us to be successful at teaching in an online realm, it changed how we think about ourselves and our work moving forward. Evaluations from providers, teachers, and family members demonstrated meaningful engagement in our online classes and - more importantly - we witnessed it ourselves. Now we're able to offer new dimensions of accessibility to our disability community.
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