Posted 15.10.2020

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) will host an annual celebration of People with Disabilities through a Virtual Disability Awareness Week 2020 (Monday 30^th November 2020 – Friday 4^th December 2020), inclusive of International Day for People with Disabilities.

This year's theme is “Not all Disabilities are Visible”.

This is the fifth annual celebration in DCSDC and this year we are going to celebrate in a different way through the development of an online programme of activity. This will reach beyond DCSDC and aim towards a regional and international audience, supporting International Celebration of Persons with Disabilities (#idwpd 2020).

The aim of this week of celebration is to:

• Join together to support people with disability in our communities to promote health and social wellbeing through the arts, during these challenging times
• Raise awareness of the importance of creating the conditions where people with disabilities experience equal opportunity and face no barriers to participation in any element of their lives.

Proposal request for Online Content for Disability Awareness Week NI 2020

The Council is now seeking applications from Arts, Cultural and disability led organisations for online programming that deliver an interpretation within this years' theme.

In order to assist Derry City and Strabane District Council in creating a full and vibrant online programme, a small dedicated funding opportunity has been made available to support organisations who work with the pan-disability community, to deliver programming which showcases the ongoing innovation and developments within the disability arts.

Projects/events taking place will be supported between £500 - £750 Amounts will be Subject to Award Criteria and the number of organizations that apply and funding to include captioning/ISL/BSL where applicable.

Application submission Deadline: Wednesday 21st October 2020 at 12noon.

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