Breakthroughs & Accomplishments
Introduction: Jonathan Katz, Executive Director, National Assembly of State ArtsAgenciesChair: Don Ehman, Access Coordinator, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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Statewide Forums:
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Olivia Raynor, Director, National Arts and Disability Center andTarjan Center (CA)
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Celia Hughes, Executive Director, VSA arts of Texas (TX)
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Eric McGehearty, Artist (TX)
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Mentorships/Internships:
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Betty Siegel, Director of Accessibility, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (DC)
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Mimi Smith, Producing Artistic Director, Amaryllis TheatreCompany/VSA arts of Pennsylvania (PA)
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Access to Design:
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Elaine Ostroff, Founding Director, Institute for Human CenteredDesign (MA)
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Daniel Hunter, Co-Director, Access to Design Professions, Institutefor Human-Centered Design (MA)
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Paul Mushrush, Architecture Draftsperson (MA)
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Break12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: AtriumSummit Banquet
Remarks: Jonathan Katz or new Chairman (if confirmed)
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Kareem Dale, JD MBA, Special Assistant to the President for Arts, Cultureand Disability Policy
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Dr. Victoria Lewis, Founding Director, Other Voices, Mark Taper Forum,University of Redlands (CA)
This Summit is presented by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor, The U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices, VSA arts and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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