What Privilege - Arts Access Victoria

My body is fantastic

We are working with Arts Access Victoria, arts and disbalilties workers and artists living with disabiliy in a series of workshops to develop provocative memes, mindbombs and public interventions for the disability and arts sectors.

Togehter we developed several frames and concept to speak to issues of social framing of disability vs the medical health model and how to bring new ways of thinking and engagement into the wider community.

We played several disruptive power and privilege games and went through the 50 cards to re-work some of the poetry and imagery.

Arts Access used the cards for several intensive workshops to examine their practice and audit projects, which Veronica Pardo, AAV's executitve director, described as an amazing experience and resounding success.

The next stage of the project will involve the development of a fully accessible tool kit based on the What Privilege cards and games, including a re-work of all text elements in Plan Langauge.

A Life Well Lived - Disability Services SA

Strathmont disability arts - 2012 August - Strathmont SA

This 22-min community documentary is a great discussion starter for anyone working in or interested in supporting for people living with intellectual disabilities.
The DVD was officially launched at the national ‘Stronger Together’ disability conference in Adelaide, August 14-15, 2012.

The Change Media team ran a series of workshops with residents and staff at the Strathmont Centre, documenting the process, challenges and improvements as people are moving out of institutional care into houses in the community.
During the collaborative production in Adelaide, Strathmont Centre, Salisbury and Elizabeth, Strathmont residents and staff members of the Disability Services also learned skills in film narrative, interview and editing techniques.

Our team in collaboration with staff and community members produced a unique person-centred documentary with people living with intellectual disabilities. What does it take to shut down an institution and move its residents into community care facilities? Will they be better off in their brand new community house?

Partners

Australia Council for the Arts Creative Community Partnership Initiative

Department for Communities and Social Inclusion – Disability Services

OurCommunity

Strathmont Centre community

Strathmont disability arts workshops

2012 May - digital storytelling - Strathmont SA

The Change Media team delivered a hands-on workshop with clients and support workers and management staff at the Strathmont Centre for people living with intellectual disability in South Australia.
During the training day on May 21 at Strathmont, clients and staff members of the Disability Services learned skills in film narrative, interview recording and instant video-making techniques using Apple’s Photobooth and iMovie. They learnt how to use iMacs and Probooks’ inbuilt web cameras to record photos and video, apply filters and edit their creations into short films.

This workshop formed part of the ongoing documentary production, following the process, challenges and improvements as clients are moving out of institutional care into houses in the community.

The Change Media team introduced our methodology and showed examples of past projects, including Pinnaroo Surfer, 10×14 Bricks – Stories from youth in lock-up trailer and 10×14 Bricks My Crib – Shane’s story.
The 14 participants, 11 support staff and managers and 3 clients, learned hands-on with HDV cameras, how to set up gear, handheld and tripod work, how to record good interviews, including sound, framing and lighting.

Partners

Australia Council for the Arts Creative Community Partnership Initiative

Department for Communities and Social Inclusion – Disability Services

Strathmont Centre community