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Achievable Accessibility with Morwenna Collett

May 11, 2021 • Tandi Palmer Williams, Patternmakers • Season 2 • Episode 3

My guest today is Morwenna Collett, an accomplished Sydney-based consultant, leader and facilitator working in the arts. Morwenna is sought after nationally and internationally for her expertise in diversity, access, and inclusion. Fuelled by her own lived experience as a musician with disability, Morwenna is passionate about increasing accessibility within the music industry.

In this episode, Morwenna shares how her diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis whilst studying at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music opened her eyes to the fact that the arts was not set up for inclusion. Morwenna shares why she believes music hasn’t made as much progress in the area of inclusion as other sectors and the different types of barriers that organisations need to navigate in order to advance.

We talk about the difference between diversity and inclusion, the imperatives for change and how art has a pivotal role in helping the community understand and break down the barriers for people with disabilities.

Morwenna discusses some of the research she has found and the 5 key pillars to success in making organisations more accessible. She shares some examples of impactful work and how artists with disabilities are creating some of the most exciting, groundbreaking and risk-taking work out there.

LINKS

Website: https://www.morwennacollett.com/

Resources that Morwenna recommends: https://www.morwennacollett.com/resources

Twitter: @morwennacollett

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morwennacollett/

Morwenna’s article on ‘Building a musically inclusive future’ in Limelight Magazine:

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