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BUILDING A MOVEMENT
Pittsburgh’s Arts and Culture
Community Embracing
Accessibility and Inclusion
of People with Disabilities
Do you know someone who loves the arts
but stopped going because they couldn’t
see the stage, read the program or hear the
dialogue? Good news! Times have changed!
FISA
Foundation
has promoted
the inclusion
of people with
disabilities into the region’s performing
arts, theater and museums. Through
collaboration with The Pittsburgh Cultural
Trust, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
and the Allegheny Regional Asset District,
arts organizations are training staff on
inclusive practices, changing policies and
providing accommodations to ensure that
the arts are available to all members of the
community.
Most of Pittsburgh’s cultural organizations
now have accessibility information on
their websites. It’s becoming common
to find large-print programs, hearing
amplification, accessible seating and adapted
performances.
FISA Foundation
recently released
Building a
Movement: How
Pittsburgh’s Arts and Cultural Community
is Embracing Accessibility and Inclusion
of People with Disabilities. The report can
be accessed at fisafoundation.org/about/
centennial-report.
Erie Technical
Schools Receive
Funding
Erie Vo-Tech Schools Share in $1.7
Million of PA Dept. of Education
Career and Technical Education
Equipment Grants
Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn
Dumaresq announced that the City of
Erie Regional Career and Technical
School received $49,900, and Erie County
Technical School received $20,800 in
funding for the purchase of equipment for
career and technical education programs.
“This funding will allow these schools to
acquire new, state-of-the-art equipment for
students to train for the jobs of tomorrow,”
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Dumaresq said. “Governor Corbett believes
that providing students with access to
high-quality resources will ensure their
competitiveness with their peers in the local,
national and global workforce.”
As a competitive grant, the Career and
Technical Education Equipment Grant
program provides funding for schools to
purchase equipment that meets industry
standards. Funding must be used to
purchase equipment for the purpose of
training students in approved career and
technical education programs, which must
align with the following Pennsylvania
targeted industry cluster areas:
• Advanced Materials and Diversified
Manufacturing
• Agriculture and Food Production
• Bio-Medical Industry
• Building and Construction
• Business and Financial Services
• Energy Industry
• Health Care
• Information and Communication
Services
• Logistics and Transportation
• Lumber Wood and Paper
The department received 51 applications
from school districts and career and
technical centers across the state. Each
proposal was reviewed and scored based
on the program’s plan to
integrate new equipment
into its curriculum as well as
a professional development
plan to ensure instructors
know how to use the new
equipment.
“Pennsylvania’s employers
require their employees to have the skills
to meet the demands of the business
community,” Dumaresq said. “This
investment will ensure that students have
a hands-on learning experience that will
benefit them in their chosen career.”