LEtGO of Stigma

Accessibility and Relaxed Performance Resource

Prepared by Ferris Knight

VENUE : The Dax Centre

30 Royal Parade, Parkville

DATE: Sunday 15th of September, 2019, 2pm-3pm

RUNTIME: Approximately 1hr, but can come and go throughout. Opening remarks will start at 2.15
 WHAT THIS PACK CONTAINS

Page 3 – Welcome to All

Page 4 – What you can expect from this relaxed performance

Page 5 – Getting to the venue

Page 6 – Accessibility (Wheelchair Accessibility, Bathrooms, Auslan Interpreter for Deaf/Hard of

hearing participants, Safety Precautions for Blind/Visual Disabilities participants)

Page 7 and 8 – Venue Images

Page 9 and 10 – Content Warnings

Page 11 – LEtGO of Stigma Team

Page 12 - Contact

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 WELCOME TO ALL

LEtGO of Stigma respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians on whose land we gather,
create, and learn. We pay our respects to the people of the Kulin Nations and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Straight Islanders in attendance as well as elders past, present, and emerging. We recognise
that sovereignty was never ceded, and today we especially respect those whose mental health has
been negatively affected as a result.

All of those working on or supporting LEtGO of Stigma have either lived experience or supported
someone with lived experience of mental illness. We respect how people want to define their own
experience, such as person or disability first language. We are aiming to make this a low-trigger
event, and no personal triggering stories will be shared, but we acknowledge that triggers are hard
to define and have a Quiet Space that people can use if they need to calm down. It is also okay to
come and go from the performance as needed.

This is created and supported by people in marginalised communities. Racism, sexism, homophobia,
transphobia and ableism is not tolerated.

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 WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THIS RELAXED
PERFORMANCE

- This performance is a relaxed space where comforting behaviours, such stimming, pacing, rocking,
humming and making noise, are all catered for. If you are having any issues with any other
participants as a result please go into the Quiet Space where the facilitator will help you out

- As this is held in a gallery, lighting will be consistent but artificial

- No lights will be dimmed throughout the performance

- People can come and go as they like during the performance. As no tickets have been issued,
tickets will not need to be rechecked to make it more comfortable for people to take space as they
need it.

- A facilitated Quiet Space is onsite, where you can come and go as you please. No questions will be
asked, and a range of materials are there for you to use if you like or you can just use it as a quiet
space

Equipment in the Quiet Space includes:

- Rubik’s cubes - Colouring

- Various fidget toys - Plushies

- Playdoh - Puzzles

- Where’s Wally books - Animal books

And more. You are also welcome to bring in your own, provided they are not loud or fragrant.

This performance is a safe space for those with mental illnesses or neurodivergencies. Triggers are
being kept to a minimum, but if you do find yourself triggered please feel free to use the Quiet
Space. Swearing may happen though as Lego hurts.

Videography and photography will be done at this event. All photos will go onto the Facebook event
page before further distribution, so please comment if you see your photo and wish for it to be
deleted. There will be a designated space where video will attempt to not be taken. Both are
required for Guinness to accept our record attempt.

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 GETTING TO THE VENUE

The Dax Centre is 30 Royal Parade, Parkville.

For an accessible tram route, the number 19 comes from Flinders/Elizabeth St in the CBD.

For parking on campus please visit about.unimelb.edu.au/campus-services-and-facilities/transport-

and-parking/parking-on-campus

Other paid and unpaid parking is available nearby, but it is recommended getting there slightly early
as the venue is near multiple hospitals so no guarantees can be made.

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 ACCESSIBILITY

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY

Both front and side entrances are wheelchair accessible. There is an indoor ramp inside to get to the
gallery.

BATHROOMS

Accessible bathrooms are available.

Not all disabilities are visible. Respect those who are using the accessible bathrooms despite not
using mobility aids, as there are many other reasons someone may need to use the accessible
bathroom.

Please use the bathroom that you are most comfortable using and corresponds with your gender
identity.

AUSLAN INTERPRETER FOR DEAF/HARD OF HEARING PARTICIPANTS

Our Auslan Interpreter for the day is Kirri Dangerfield from The Auslan Interpreter

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR BLIND/VISUAL DISABILITIES PARTICIPANTS

The Lego track will have door draught stoppers so that people don’t accidentally walk on the Lego.
These will be soft in case you accidentally do hit them, but should be felt by a cane. In addition the
Lego will also be on tarps that are taped to the floor.

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 VENUE IMAGES

KENNETH MYER BUILDING and THE DAX CENTRE

IMG DESC

Front entrance

Kenneth Myer Building in capital

letters atop orange roof.

Glass doors to the left, with orange

building to the right.

IMG DESC

Inside front entrance

Grey directional pole to left

In centre a short flight of stairs

On right a ramp

Building includes a black wavy wall

on the right, a red beam up top, and
a wooden wall behind the grey
directional pole

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IMG DESC

Side entrance

Brown and black building, with Dax

in capital letters.

Door is in the centre.

Outdoor seating to the right

IMG DESC

Inside gallery

Entrance to the right. Thin walkway

that leads out to wider gallery.

Gallery has white walls and wooden

floors, with some poles from floor to
ceiling and floor art.

Quiet Space will be to the left of this

image in a repurposed gallery room.

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 CONTENT WARNINGS

These are listed in alphabetical order, but if you are having issues use the find option or contact
directly with the details on the last page.

These are only for the show itself, not the art in the gallery.

Please note that this is not a scripted performance, but this is what to expect.

● means most likely. ○ means potentially.

Content In Performance?
Abuse (physical, mental, emotional, verbal,
sexual)
Animal cruelty or death
Blood ● (others who have done this have cut their
feet open doing so)
Child abuse/paedophilia
Corpses, skulls or skeletons
Dismissal of lived oppressions, ● (talk of having own experiences dismissed)
marginalisation’s, illness or differences
Drug use talk (legal, illegal, psychiatric)
Eating disorders
Incest (including consensual)
-isms discussions, or hatred of any kind (racism, ● (talk of ableism)
classism, hatred of cultures/ethnicities that
differ from your own, sexism, hatred of
sexualities or genders that differ from your
own, anti-multiple, non-vanilla shaming, sex
positive shaming, fat shaming/body image
shaming, neurodivergent shaming
Jump scare scenes
Kidnapping (forceful deprivation of/disregard of
personal autonomy)
Mental illness ● (talk of own experiences)
Medical procedures description or pictures
Miscarriages/abortions
Nazi paraphernalia or other hate symbols
Needles
Pornography (including child pornography)
Pregnancy/childbirth
Psychiatric ward talk ○
Rape/Sexual Assault
Scarification

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Self-injury/cutting While this is not self-harm, harm will occur and
some may be uncomfortable with that
Serious injury
Sex (depictions or discussions, even consensual)
Slurs, including those still considered ●
‘acceptable’ like ‘stupid’, ‘dumb’, ‘crazy’
Spiders, insects, snakes, scorpions, other
potentially alarming animals
Suicide
Swearing ●
Torture While this is not torture it will hurt, and some
may be uncomfortable with that
Trans* degendering, deadnaming, or anti-trans
views
Violence description or pictures
Vomit or defecations

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 LETGO OF STIGMA TEAM

Ferris Knight Melissa Cugley Heidi Everett

Producer and performer Quiet Space facilitator Opening Speaker

Jacob Edmonds David Edmonds

Videographer from Photographer from

Selection Studios ConniferHill Photography

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 CONTACT

If you have any further questions, please email Ferris Knight at ferris.knight.writing@gmail.com

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