Summary of Good Practice Recommendations
Principles, Ethics and Rights
All parties have a responsibility to:
meet legal obligations related to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
meet legal obligations related to the Carer Recognition Act 2010 and recognising the role of carers, along with state and territory legislation.
follow the principles of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
identify and remove access barriers
Organisations have a responsibility to:
develop and implement a Disability Action Plan
plan and budget for accessibility
discuss access requirements and costs with creatives (where the person is comfortable doing so)
seek advice from d/Deaf and Disabled advisors when making their spaces and programs accessible
consult and collaborate with people with lived experience
include accessibility and disability awareness in training and inductions
give everyone the opportunity to identify their access requirements
discuss access in projects from planning to completion
implement equitable application processes, see Equitable Application Processes
pay d/Deaf or Disabled creatives commensurate with industry standards
separate artist fees from access costs
allow flexibility in processes, systems and deadlines
Artists have a responsibility to:
consider accessibility in the early stages of making work
contribute to the creation of accessible work when working with organisations
advocate for organisations to support access provisions
make their work accessible when presenting it independently and online
outline their access requirements and costs when working with organisations (where comfortable doing so)
separate their artist fee from access costs when preparing their own budgets
discuss roles, attribution, payment, consent and copyright for any agreed collaborative involvement where carers or support workers contribute to the development, making and/or presentation of artwork
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