Come to the IMA for a pairing of great documentaries about people driven to make music. This program is closed captioned and ASL interpreted.

The details: Double-Shot Music Documentary Day at the IMA
Saturday, March 13
1-5 pm
The Toby

Wug Laku, local artist and member of ArtsWORK Indiana fills us in on the events taking place this weekend as part of Disabilities Awareness Month at the IMA:

Filed under: Current Events, Film, IMA TV, Public Programs, The Toby

March is Disability Awareness Month. This year they are encouraging everyone to “Free Your Mind”.

(via indianadisabilityawareness.org)

Last year my blog at this time concentrated on what we do in the gardens to make them accessible to as many people as possible. All of that information is still relevant so check it here.

With 100 Acres – The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park opening June 20 I decided to take a look at it this year. Since it does not have an asphalt road running through it, or concrete walks, it won’t be as easily accessed for those with mobility issues as the rest of our gardens and grounds. But there will still be much to experience and enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Art and Nature Park, Horticulture, Public Programs

March is Disability Awareness Month so I thought for this week’s blog I would cover some of the ways we make the gardens at the IMA more accessible to visitors.  When the Accessibility Taskforce formed we decided that access at the IMA meant more than physical access so it must include emotional and intellectual access as well. Let’s take a look at how these play out in the gardens.

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Filed under: Horticulture