Community Associational Life and Capacity YUKON

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Community Associational Life and Capacity YUKON
COMM. LIFE AND CAP.
Inclusion in Performing Arts
Inclusion in Education
Inclusion in Sports and Recreation
Strategic use of the media to advance and promote
message of inclusion
Produce DVD showing inclusive basketball and
dance workshops in Old Crow, YK
Forming and maintaining the collaborative
partnerships necessary to advance inclusion in
education
Project activities
Workshops on inclusive dance and wheelchair
basketball in schools
Development and operation of YK STARS
Form and maintain the collaborative partnerships
necessary to advance inclusion in sports and
recreation
Form and maintain the collaborative partnerships
necessary to advance inclusion in the Arts
Ynklude Performance Troop - Create and perform
inclusive arts productions at community and
territorial venues
Involvement in Nakai Theatre productions and
workshops

• Who YACL (VP on Board) YK Council on Aging
  Constituents (individuals with intellectual
  disabilities) Families Wheelchair Rec.
  Association YK Govt Rec. and Sport YK Council
  on Disabilities, etc.
• When May and September 2005
• Actions conduct wheelchair basketball and
  inclusive dance workshops participation in
  Canada Day parade developed 3 yr plan
  consultation with sports organizations to promote
  inclusion
• Data of members types of groups and sectors
  represented
• of meetings action items/next steps

Who Ynklude When As requested see
below Actions Participation in Homegrown
Festival (2006) 2 pieces Sparkle (original
play) and dance- comedy (improv street
performance) Constituents participate in
workshops Invitation to perform in Pivot
Festival (Ynklude performing group) Data s,
rates of participation in workshops and
productions
Who Ynklude performers - Variety of participants
(constituents, families, professional performing
artists, etc.) Ynklude womens writing group
writing of scripts When Initiated May 2006
Performance - ongoing as requested Actions
performing music, theatre, dance,
avant-guarde. Perform at Rendezvous festival
small community performances large performance
in January 2008 Data performances info re
venues/audience info re Ynklude member
participation and roles (performing, scripting
,etc.)
Who YACL Funders (YK govt Dept. of Tourism,
Arts and Culture) Nakai Theatre Gwandak
Theatre Inclusion Fusion planning committee
Community (incl. constituents) YK Arts Centre
Local performing artists When Ongoing based on
specific actions Actions formal and informal
meetings friendship-building Data meetings
involvement in projects
Who Facilitators - YACL (Julie Inclusive
Dance) STARS President basketball Partners -
phys-ed teachers counselors Audience students
(K-12) community members When
Ongoing Actions Diversity curriculum (physical
and intellectual disabilities) week-long
session in school in phys-ed class (40 hours)
individual one-time class workshops school-wide
Discuss inclusion with students and participate
in dance or basketball homeroom teachers
involved as well as Phys. Ed. Teachers Data
schools (10 schools of 35 - percentage),
participants, regional representation hours of
training
Who Include, YK STARS, YACL When Ongoing as
required Actions Series of press releases to
promote specific activities Data articles,
radio air time
Who Video Produced by YACL, YK STARS Workshop
Facilitators - YACL (Julie Inclusive Dance) YK
STARS President basketball Workshop
participants students in Old Crow (K-12)
community members When March 2006 Actions
through delivery of workshops Data DVD info
re distributed, who distributed to,
screenings, etc.
Who YK STARS YACL constituents co-facilitating
individual schools teachers union When
Ongoing Actions through delivery of
workshops Data and type of partners
meetings, consultations workshops facilitated
through partnerships
Outputs Actions (Changes to resources,
practices, relationships)
Who YACL Wheelchair basketball association
instructors of other genres YK council on aging
members with disabilities When
Ongoing Actions Meetings with basketball
association Creation of YK STARS Data
meetings involvement in projects
6. Recognition as Sport governing body esp. re
accessibility and active living
Short term Outcomes
5. Increase coordination/collaboration among
groups re inclusion of ppl with variety of
disabilities in sport and recreation
7. Gain Non-profit Status
4. Increase influence in Nakai Theatre
productions to promote inclusion of ppl with
disabilities
1. Increase access to funding to enable Ynklude
troop to perform
2. Increase participation of constituents/ ppl
with disabilities in the performing arts
3. Gain recognition and credibility within Arts
community in Yukon and other P/Ts
9. Increase funding opportunities for YK STARS
initiatives
8. Policy change within sports organizations in
territory to include ppl with disabilities
14. Increase public awareness of issues regarding
inclusion/exclusion of ppl with disabilities
12. Increase teacher understanding and ability to
include children with disabilities in school
activities
13. Increased understanding of students re
inclusion/disabilities
Limit of 2007-2008 project activities
11. Increase inclusion of ppl with disabilities
in all aspects of sport/recreation
10. Create capacity for community organizations
to promote and provide accessible sport,
recreation and active living opportunities in the
Yukon
LT Goal - Understanding/Recognition of community
organizations and performing arts community that
individuals with intellectual disabilities may
contribute uniquely to performing arts (
willingness and capacity to engage and have on
board)
Potential new partnerships, training, action
Support implementation of diversity curriculum in
school
Alter/enhance curriculum content on diversity in
schools inclusion of students with disabilities