The Hub with Open Door Arts

Featuring Portia Brown, Dani Rose, Mariam Murphy. Whitney Hill, moderator. ASL, Audio Description, and Closed Captioning included. Presented April 9, 2026. Open Door Arts previously led participants through the process of completing an accessibility self-assessment using its comprehensive assessment tool. Now that organizations have their results in hand, Open Door Arts returns with a sequel session focused on what comes next: transforming those results into a clear, actionable accessibility plan. Participants will learn how to read self-assessment results with curiosity, identify meaningful patterns across policy and practice, use existing strengths to address gaps, and chart a pathway for improvement. The session will guide attendees through setting humane, capacity-based priorities and translating those priorities into a practical, living accessibility plan. Using real-world examples and the Arts & Culture Access Hub planning tools, this session emphasizes progress over perfection and centers accountability, sustainability, and disability community engagement. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to turn assessment insights into concrete action steps that support long-term access improvement. We will also be joined by Mariam Murphy from The Morton Arboretum to provide user testimonial! Learning Outcomes Participants will: Learn how to interpret self-assessment results as indicators rather than scores Identify patterns across organizational approach, spaces, services, communication, and programming Use strengths to inform strategies for addressing access gaps Set realistic priorities based on safety, humanity, and care & convenience Understand the core components of an effective accessibility plan and how to begin building one Prior to the session, we encourage you to watch the training on using the free Cultural Accessibility Self-Assessment tool created by Open Door Arts: bit.ly/cacopendoorarts2025 Access files mentioned in this program online at https://culturalaccesscollaborative.o... QR code links mentioned in this program Resources https://culturalaccesscollaborative.o... Donations https://bit.ly/supportcollab Make sure to subscribe to our channel to keep updated on our monthly programs and begin your access journey with the resources found on our site at https://CulturalAccessCollab.org/Reso... Through your generosity, CAC can continue to best serve our mission: to empower Chicago’s cultural spaces to become more accessible to visitors with disabilities. Donate at https://CulturalAccessCollab.org/Support Video credits: Intro Music: "Atlas" by Ethan Rank, used under license. Credit Music: "Beach Party" by Paper Planes, used under license. Audio Description and Captions: https://www.bridgetmelton.com/ Produced by Cultural Access Collaborative, formerly Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium.