VSA Affiliates Worldwide
VSA is an energetic national and international network of cultural and educational organizations developing socially sustainable programs that serve individuals - youth and adults - with disabilities and the communities in which they reside. Participants in the dynamic VSA network host and participate in professional conferences; develop and share resources; provide technical assistance; collaborate on programming, as well as share best practices and strategies for success.
Binding the VSA network together is a commitment to a set of guiding principles and commitment to four priority program areas. VSA network members provide a range of innovative programs in these four areas to meet the local needs of their countries, states and communities.
VSA's priority program areas are:
Arts Education
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Programs which support academic learning through the arts and with the arts for students, youth and adults.
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Emphasis is on pre-kindergarten through 12th grade populations recieving arts education through appropriate school and community settings
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Programs which involve family and community partnerships.
Professional Development
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Intensive professional development for teachers, educators, artists, and arts program staff addressing critical skills for including students with disabilities by integrating arts into the classrooms.
Cultural Access
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Supporting the infrastructure that supports opportunities for people with disabilities to experience the arts as audience, artist, or arts administrator.
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Encouraging educational and cultural institutions to develop the infrastructure that supports physical and programmatic access for people with disabilities
Community Engagement
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Programs that support lifelong learning.
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Activities by, for and about inclusion in the arts and community life.
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Engaging the broader community in discussion and participation in arts, education, and disability issues.
The VSA network, enables VSA programs to reach nearly 7 million people annually, by providing consistent high-quality programs to people with disabilities in their communities.
To learn more about VSA's affiliates, please visit a list of our United States affiliates or international affiliates.
