Directory: Resources and links
Project installation above Church street in Cardiff city centre. People across Wales were invited to ‘think differently’ about neurodiversity. For the first time ever, the annual Umbrella Project 2022 was launched in a series of public installations in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England.
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Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland
Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland (ACHWS) is an active network providing information and support for anyone working across arts and culture, health and wellbeing in Scotland.
Access Docs for Artists
An access doc, or access ‘rider’ is a document that outlines your disability access needs. You might make one so that you can give it to galleries/institutions/organisations when you start working with them on a project, such as a gallery you’re doing a show at for example, to let them know what you need them to facilitate to make sure you have equal access to work.
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Co-Production Collective
www.coproductioncollective.co.uk
A co-producing co-production collective that champions change in the community. Information on case studies, stories, toolkits and guidance, evaluation, evidence and learning.
Co-creation
Story bank. Explores the challenges and principles of co-creation.
Considering Co-creation
Download publication. Discover what co-creation means with helpful insights on putting it into practice.
Company of Others
Company of Others is a dance and theatre company based in the North East of England, led by Artistic Director Nadia Iftkhar. Promotes knowledge, understanding and practice of dance through co-creation.
Creative Differences
Universal Music UK handbook for embracing neurodiversity in the creative industries.
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Dundee Dementia Conference
This conference is organised by people living with dementia for people living with dementia. The theme of this years conference is Unconscious Bias in Dementia. The conference will take place on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th November 2022 at the Malmaison Hotel, Dundee.
Disclosure Scotland
Information and guidance on disclosures for working with vulnerable adults and children.
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Emotional CPR
Emotional CPR (eCPR) is an educational program designed to teach people to assist others through an emotional crisis by three simple steps: C = Connecting, P = emPowering, and R = Revitalizing.
Engage
Engage is the leading charity for promoting engagement and participation in the visual arts. Through advocacy, research, and training they help ensure the quality, inclusivity, and relevance of engagement and participation opportunities across the UK. Information on resources, toolkits, training and events.
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Glasgow Women’s Library
Glasgow Women’s Library is the only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s lives, histories and achievements, with a lending library, archive collections and innovative programmes of public events & learning opportunities. Provides information on their projects and collections.
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Health Cascade
Evidence based co-creation for public health. Provides up to date news and events.
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Illustrated Freelancers Guide
The Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide is a practical resource for the increasing number of artists, makers, writers and other creatives working freelance in Scotland today, now updated for 2022/23. This essential resource has been created to fill an information gap for creative freelancers to understand their rights and best practices in avoiding and addressing difficult situations.
International Play Association Scotland
An organisation that works to protect, preserve and promote the child’s right to play as a fundamental human right. Provides information, case studies, events, and resources. Values and principles are underpinned by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and in particular Article 31.
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Local Authority Map
A visual map of all local authorities in Scotland.
Leaving Evidence
www.leavingevidence.wordpress.com
A useful blog to help put ourselves in the mind and experience of someone with access requirements.
Lundy Model of Child Protection
A model that that provides a way of conceptualising a child’s right to participation, as laid down in Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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National Co-production Advisory Group
National Co-production Advisory Group is a membership body made up of people who access services, carers and family members. Provides information on projects.
Nature Scot
Scotland’s nature agency. Provides information on funding and projects. 30 by 30 and Nature Networks Co-design approach.
NEUK Collective
Neuk Collective is a new collective of neurodivergent artists, funded by Creative Scotland’s Create: Inclusion project. Artist directory and resources for artists and organisations.
NHS – Coronavirus
Provides up to date information on Covid-19 in Scotland.
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Photovoices International
www.photovoicesinternational.org
Empowering local communities through visual storytelling. Bringing community voices into decision-making processes. Provides information on news, stories, and projects.
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Remembering Together Resources
Area pages.
www.rememberingtogether.scot/whatiscocreation
Article: What is co-creation? Written by Kim Simpson.
www.rememberingtogether.scot/resources
Videos: Sharing Space.
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Scottish Co-production Network
www.coproductionscotland.org.uk
Co – Production Week Scotland. Putting Co-production into practice. 21st - 25th November 2022.
Sociocracy For All
Provides information on news, events, and case studies. A platform where everyone’s voice is heard, they use sociocracy to save time, make inclusive decisions and create more human organisations.
Shape Arts
Champions disabled creatives. Information and examples of projects and programmes.
Social Model of Disability
Creating Participatory Projects with Disabled People.
Scottish Artist Union
The Scottish Artists Union campaigns for better working conditions for all visual and applied artists living and working in Scotland. Provides information on news, events, public liability insurance, and resources.
Safeguarding Online
Downloadable document. Provides information and guidance on working safely online.
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Unlimited
Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. Provides insights, toolkits, and resources for artists, creatives, producers, and the sector.
Understanding Diversity in the Arts
Downloadable document. This report provides a summary of the findings of an online survey. It helps to build a clearer picture about who is working in the arts today and the perceived barriers to entering, progressing, and developing in the arts professionally.
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With For About 2020
A slow conference for a fast-evolving crisis. With For About 2020 was presented as 4 episodes taking place from 27 May to 17 June 2020. These presentations, performances and provocations brings together a range of voices and experience from across the world.
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