Inclusion in cultural education

- taking stock of the level of inclusion reached in cultural education and in cultural policy (programmes, funding guidelines, cultural event organisers) - elucidating the components of an “inclusive profile” of and for patrons, actors, programmes and providers of inclusive cultural education - presenting successful projects, cementing practices - identifying gaps, formulating recommendations for action

Mapping measures in the area of inclusion and cultural work in germany until 2014: profile sheets of seven sponsors, including the aktion mensch funding organisation among others; seven actors, including theater ramba zamba among others; and seven programmes including “kultur und alter” (culture and age), north rhine-westphalia ministry for family, children, youth, culture and sport among others most important results: - increasing number of civil society, private and public initiatives and institutions dedicating themselves to inclusive cultural education and cultural work - accessibility understood since 2011 above all in structural terms (cultural tourism, institutions) - accessibility of content should be (further) strengthened in future, technically and in terms of personnel (tactile offerings, simple language, sign language interpreters, cultural guides, and others) - voluntary commitment by publically funded cultural institutions in municipalities, lander and the federation to employ people with severe disabilities, which exceeds the legal minimum requirements, could strengthen the social acceptance of disabilities - guidelines and processes should be opened up to measures for inclusive cultural education, cultural work and artistic productions by people with disabilities