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"Access Expressed" (www.accessexpressed.net/) This site provides access information about art and cultural organizations and events. The Access Expressed directory, which is searchable by state, provides information about site accessibility at a variety of facilities such as theaters,museums and historical sites. Access information for over twenty Maine sites including Portland Stage Company, The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, and The Maine Children's and Discovery Museum is provided. Access information for art and cultural organizations in selected other states is provided as well. "Making Waves Dance Company" The
MWDC is an integrated dance company consisting of disabled and non-disabled
dancers. It is affiliated with the Maine Leap Program. For information
contact Kathy McGinnis at Alpha One in South Portland, (207) 767-2189
or 1 (800) 640-7200 voice/TTY. "SPIRAL ARTS" (www.spiralarts.org) Spiral Arts is a non-profit arts organization that reahes out to persons of all ages who are isolated by poverty, loneliness, racism, mental illness or special needs. Programs such as "scrapbooking", drawing, printmaking, watercolor painting and creative writing are offered. Spiral Arts is located at 156 High St., Portland, ME 04101, (207) 775-1474. The
National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped
(NTWH) The theatre
workshop, which has locations in New York City and Belfast, Maine, is
a training, production and advocacy organization serving persons with
disabilities who are interested in the arts. It offers a variety of
academic and practical "VSA Maine" (www.vsartsmaine.org/) VSA
Maine is an affiliate of the international VSA organization (formally
called "Very Special Arts"), which is associated with the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. VSA Maine offers programs
in music, dance, writing and the visual arts in location throughout
Maine. VSA is located in Portland, ME and can be contacted through the
above link or via phone at (207) 761-3861. |
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