Resources, Writing and Speaking

A selection of handy resources on accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion

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"Morwenna is a trusted advisor on access, disability and inclusion. Curious, collaborative and connected, she can always be relied upon to go the extra mile and achieve outstanding outcomes for clients."

Tandi Palmer Williams

Audience Researcher and Managing Director, Patternmakers

Free Access and Inclusion resources and tips

Morwenna has developed these shared resources to help individuals and organisations address diversity, equity, access, and inclusion while reducing administrative burdens. Feel free to download and use these word document templates, and share them widely as we improve access and inclusion collectively across our industry.

On-site accessibility checklist

Online accessibility checklist

Tips and access resources for...

Music Festivals

Music Venues

Music Training Institutions

Inclusive Music Programs

Musicians

Selected speaking appearances

Keynote Presentations

Stage Queensland, “The Future of Venues is Accessible”, Technical Managers Conference (Townsville, 2023)
Australian Festivals Industry Conference, “The future of festivals is inclusive” (Gold Coast, 2022)
International Society for Music Education, Special Education and Music Therapy Seminar, (USA, 2022)

Other recent selected guest speaker engagements

29th Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress, Venue Management Association, accessible venues panel discussion (Sydney, 2022)
Music Livelihoods Symposium, “Building a Musically Inclusive Future” (Brisbane, 2021)
Arts and Disability Ireland ‘From Access to Inclusion: An Arts and Culture Summit’ (online, 2021)
Sydney Opera House ‘Ethical Leadership – A panel discussion on inspiring positive change and the Global Goals (online, 2020)
Communicating The Arts Conference ‘Communicating Inclusively With Your Audience’ (Sydney, 2020)
Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference, ‘Designing inclusive and accessible evaluation processes: Learnings from arts and disability arts evaluations conducted in the UK and Australia’ (Austin, Texas, 2017)

Selected radio, podcasts and online presentations

The I Can't Stand Podcast, How can the arts industry become more accessible for audiences and artists with disability, June 2024
Silly Talks with Silly McWiggles, Accessible Music Business (2023)
ABC Radio National, Making Live Music More Accessible (2021)
Churchill chat Equity, inclusion and the impact of COVID 19 on the arts (2021)
2SER Perfectly Imperfect: Morwenna Collett (2021)

Image description: Morwenna running a Zoom Train The Trainer session for Accessible Arts.

Selected writing and articles

Articles

SBS News - Disabled artists take to the stage amid concerns of under-representation (3 May 2024)
Arts Hub - More risk, more play: creating an inclusive culture (19 June 2023)
Arts Hub – Centring access and inclusion at the fringes (2021)
Culture restart: disabled and vulnerable audiences, Indigo (2021)
SBS – Disability in the arts: Why don’t our screens reflect the society we live in? (2021)
Limelight – Building a musically inclusive future (2021)
The British Council - An Australian perspective on the Unlimited Symposium (2018)

Publications Morwenna is quoted in

ABC News – Artists unmask disabilities in push to break barriers, challenge attitudes around music in Australia (2023)
The Music Network – Making Festivals Inclusive and Accessible (2022)
The Journal of Public Space The Right to Play: Snakes and Ladders (2022)
ABC Tripe JJJ, How Australian live music can be more accessible for artists and gig-goers with autism (2021)
Limelight – Morwenna Collett on diversity, access and inclusion in the arts (2021)
Arts Hub – Leading for Change – who is leading disability arts? (2019)

Books and chapters

For a full list, visit Morwenna's LinkedIn profile.