Major
Fine and Performing Arts
Anticipated Graduation Year
2022
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Within the United States, 61 million adults live with some type of physical or mental disability, making up 26% of society's population. This research explores the challenges faced by arts organizations in making their programs accessible to audience members with disabilities. Through an empirical and normative analysis of five prominent performing arts venues in New York City (Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), David H. Koch Theater, The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, and Radio City Music Hall) this research seeks to address if the dance community facilitates ableism amongst dance audience members due to their inaccessible venues and or accommodations offered? Despite the standards established in the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act for public buildings to abide by, these requirements are not sufficient to allow dance to be accessible for all audience members. This research seeks to bring awareness on how to better integrate the disability community to be regular dance audience members.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Sandra Kaufmann, Director of Dance; Sarah Cullen Fuller, Dance Faculty
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
The Facilitation of Ableism in Dance Audience Members
Within the United States, 61 million adults live with some type of physical or mental disability, making up 26% of society's population. This research explores the challenges faced by arts organizations in making their programs accessible to audience members with disabilities. Through an empirical and normative analysis of five prominent performing arts venues in New York City (Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), David H. Koch Theater, The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, and Radio City Music Hall) this research seeks to address if the dance community facilitates ableism amongst dance audience members due to their inaccessible venues and or accommodations offered? Despite the standards established in the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act for public buildings to abide by, these requirements are not sufficient to allow dance to be accessible for all audience members. This research seeks to bring awareness on how to better integrate the disability community to be regular dance audience members.