Disability/Participation in Cultural Life, Recreation, Leisure and Sport/Theory of Change

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Theory of Change

Short-Term Outcomes(skills, knowledge, attitudes) Mid-Term Outcomes(behaviours) Long-Term Outcomes(impact) Social Impact
Accessibility measures for public arts infrastructure, events and activities Disabled people can lead and participate in the arts Persons with disabilities can take part in cutural life, recreation, leisure and sport on an equal basis with others 
Greater awareness and discourse on the relationship between disability and the arts
Opportunities for disabled people to be involved in the arts
Access to competitive and non-competitive sporting opportunities Disabled people can lead and participate in sport
Accessibility measures for public sports infrastructure, events and activities
Access to leisure and recreation activities

Greater awareness and discourse on the relationship between disability and the arts→ Disabled people can lead and participate in the arts

Opportunities for disabled people to be involved in the arts → Disabled people can lead and participate in the arts

Resources Gaps Ideas
Very Special Theatrics
  • A partnership between Very Special Arts Singapore & ACT 3 Theatrics
  • An all-inclusive, semi-professional performing company that has persons with special needs at the core. It is also a platform for special needs and mainstream artists to train, develop, create and perform together.
Very Special Arts - Arts for Livelihood and Employment (ALIVE)
  • Aims to offer lifelong learning and career opportunities for people with disabilities, as well as equipping them with the skills and confidence that will enable them to find employment and independence.
Very Special Arts - Arts for Performance and Expression (APEX)
  • Offers a variety of courses and workshops in dance, music and drama, as well as excursions and performances
Very Special Arts - Voice of Individual’s Creative ExpressionS (VOICES)
  • Nurtures the artistic ability and talent of persons with special needs and develops them into visual artists or craftsmen or performing artistes.
  • Programme begins with confirmation of the talent and interest of the beneficiary. This is followed by enrolment into a class (i.e. Visual, Literary or Performing Art) for training and opportunity to develop skillsets further through art appreciation excursions and mentoring by a professional artist or artiste.
Very Special Arts - Arts in Learning, Rehabilitation and Training (ALERT)
  • Encompasses a wide range of art programmes for people with disabilities of all ages to ensure a bridge for interaction, self-development and expression
  • Includes: Special Art Class, School Holiday Programmes and Art Competition
Superhero Me
  • Non-profit inclusive arts movement that focuses on inclusive programming and training, creative advocacy and strategic cross-sector partnerships to shape the narrative of inclusion in Singapore and serves as a platform for social mixing where children of all abilities work together through creative experiences that encourage perspective, empathy and resilience. 
Extraordinary People
  • Offers performing arts classes and opportunities
Certificate in Visual Arts by NAFA
  • 5-month programme certified by NAFA's Centre for Lifelong Education, open to artists who have at least four years of visual arts training at Very Special Arts
Platforms to distribute art by people with disabilities
  • KrisShop. SIA launched a new platform to provide artists with disabilities more opportunities to sell their art to an international audience.
  • Mouth & Foot Painting Artists Pte Ltd. Formed in 1956, the MFPA is an international, for-profit association wholly owned and run by disabled artists to help them meet their financial needs. Members paint with brushes held in their mouths or feet as a result of a disability sustained at birth or through an accident or illness that prohibits them from using their hands.
  • The Art Faculty by Pathlight. Retail art gallery featuring resident artists, art workshops and merchandise by talented artists with special needs. A service by the Autism Resource Centre (ARC).
Non-recurring programmes and opportunities? (Past/present)