Welcome to the Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium

Upcoming Events

Audio Description Training Program

Spring 2025

We are launching an Audio Description Training Program, with the aim of increasing available Audio Describers, in Spring 2025.

To receive announcements of upcoming workshops and events, subscribe to the SCAC newsletter and follow us on Facebook.

Connecting arts and cultural organizations with information and resources to improve accessibility for people of all abilities

 
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Seattle city skyline at dusk.

The Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium (SCAC) was founded in 2018 to increase accessibility in the Seattle arts community through:

  • Programming including workshops and networking events

  • Website with resources

 Why are we here?

Panelists and audience mingle after the SCAC “It’s About Access” workshop.

Panelists and audience mingle after the SCAC “It’s About Access” workshop.

The Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium (SCAC) is Seattle's only concentrated accessibility effort to help arts organizations plan for and address the needs of people with disabilities.

SCAC guides arts and cultural administrators in their journey to integrate accessibility within the structure of their organizations.

Visit our Get Involved page to join our email list and learn more!

 

"Our region needs a centralized entity to provide information and resources for cultural organizations working to increase accessibility. Without the proper education, training, equipment, and overall awareness, we’re falling short on our promise to be fully accessible to everyone. It will be a great accomplishment when all of our arts and cultural institutions are providing consistent, dependable, quality and accessible services for everyone in our community."

- Becky Witmer, former Managing Director of ACT Theatre

Thank you to our supporters!

Funders

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Multicolored geometric shapes with the word "ArtsWA".
A royal blue broken circle with the letters A and an & symbol inside, below the words Office of Arts and Culture Seattle
Seattle Foundation logo: A circle surrounding two hearts intertwined to make a knot, top half in blue and the bottom half in green

Sponsors

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The letters PNB in black lettering, to the right the words Pacific Northwest Ballet stacked on top of each other.
A circle filled with multi-colors, under the circle the text Seattle Peoples Fund

Partners

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White text on a red geometric shape reads Town Hall Seattle, above the shape more shapes in warm, bright colors radiate outward
A green box with white zebra stripes, text underneath reads Woodland Park Zoo

Past Supporters

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Shunpike: Powering the Business of Art

Shunpike: Powering the Business of Art

The Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike. Shunpike is the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington State with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.

This website is made possible by generous support from Arts WA.