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Wac Arts Interactive
A new three-year project supporting young people with learning disabilities to have fun and make friends using creative, incluive technology and media
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WACCESS - Disabled ACCESS Day and Wac Arts
On Saturday Wac Arts hosted WACCESS, a youth event as part of Disabled Access Day and we had lots of fun! With activities such as African Dance, Drum Circle, Table tennis, Boccia and even a Disco the young people really enjoyed their afternoon at Wac Arts.
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Review of the disabled access of JORVIK Viking Centre - Wac Arts visit JORVIK Viking Centre
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Last week we were excited to add more functionality to Euan's Guide - this time in the form of video reviews and the addition of our Easy Access Menu.
Wac Arts Interactive has teamed up with Euan’s Guide – an online guide that features disabled access reviews from disabled people and their friends and family. Young people from the Interactive group used the inclusive technology skills they have been learning over the past 6 months to develop the guide’s first video reviews of venues in London and York. Having had great feedback from the site’s users, the Interactive group and Euan’s Guide plan to develop the video reviewing function and motivate people across the UK to contribute their video reviews to this fantastic guide.Wac
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Wac Arts Interactive will be hosting the second in its series of Creative Interaction for Inclusion Think Tank Meetings in January 2015.
|The CiFi Think Tanks are a forum for industry professionals and young people to discuss how to create a wider, more sustainable impact on young people and communities affected by disability.
Thursday 22 January 2015
18.30 – 20.30 (Meet and Greet 18.30 - 19.00, Think Tank Discussion 19.00 - 20.00, Refreshments and Networking Opportunity 20.00 – 20.30)
Wac Arts, Hampstead Town Hall Centre,
(Drama Studio)
213 Haverstock Hill,
London NW3 4QP
The CiFi Think-Tank meeting will bring together a range of professionals who are at the cutting edge of technology innovation and those experienced working in disability issues from a social model perspective. The aim of this Think Tank is create a platform for participants to share each other’s knowledge and ideas, each bringing their own expertise to the table to steer the direction of WAI.
The meeting will provide an opportunity to learn more about the project and its development since it began in April 2014, hear from guest speakers on their own innovative work with technology and disability issues, and meet and network with other professionals – it is through this collaboration of disciplines and domains that we hope to encourage insights and innovations to emerge.
If you or any of your relevant contacts would like to take part, please RSVP to [email protected]
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Young people are paramount in determining the direction of Wac Arts Interactive and in addition to on site term time, the project embarks on a range of outreach and holiday workshops, focusing on cutting edge assistive and inclusive technology. On our recent trip to York in October 14, students were be empowered to become peer mentors and trainers, sharing and transferring the knowledge they have acquired wit young people with disabilities and staff at organisations in York. The Interactive group teamed up with The Children's Society, York and Future Links Girls' group to take part in steering group meetings and deliver drama and film workshops exploring disability and it's impact on Fun & Friendship. By hosting these creative workshops and training sessions, Interactive aims to empowering these organisations to further utilize inclusive technology and roll out their own training programmes nationwide. It also provided a fantastic opportunity to meet other inspiring young people, and of course....have fun! Watch the video to find out more about what the Interactive group got up to in York...
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WAI Animation Project
Weird and wonderful collage characters created by young people taking part in our current Digital Animation Project running throughout November.
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Keep up to date with what we're up to and see the Wac Art Interactive young people's latest creative technology work by following us on Twitter!
The latest Tweets from Wac Arts Interactive (@WAInteractive). Promoting fun and friendship by empowering disabled young people through digital technology training and creation. UK
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Please enjoy the BBC Children in Need film, made when Ade Adeptian came to visit young people working on this summers' Wac Arts Interactive live TV project, as part of the BBC Children in Need funded programme 'Fun and Friendship'....
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Wac Arts Interactive (WAI) offers young people (12-18 years) with learning disabilities an opportunity to explore their creativity and enhance their communication and independence skills, whilst providing opportunities to form friendships and have fun. Our multi-media program is a completely inclusive project, facilitating the best possible experience for all young people involved. Wac Arts Interactive is an ideal platform for young people looking for direction to follow their passion and develop their creative media ideas. We enable the young people involved to stay at the forefront of the ever-changing world of technological innovation, preparing them for work and further education choices as young adults and challenging current perceptions of young people with disabilities.
Young people are paramount in determining the direction of the project and in addition to on site term time, outreach and holiday workshops focusing on cutting edge assistive and inclusive technology, students will be empowered to become peer mentors and trainers, sharing and transferring the knowledge they acquire to young people and staff at organisations nationwide via online networking and external visits. Wac Arts has established links with many charities and youth clubs around Great Britain and have trips planned to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to host creative workshops and training sessions, empowering these organisations to roll out their own training programmes.
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