ADA Certification Statement and Accessibility Inventory
ADA Certification Statement and Accessibility Inventory
Accessibility Statement
The West Virginia Commission on the Arts affirms that without equal accessibility there can be no equal opportunity, and without equal opportunity the values that the arts bring to the citizens of West Virginia are diminished. The West Virginia Commission on the Arts must comply with Federal regulations set forth within Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and all directives published by the National Endowment for the Arts. Specifically, Title VI, Section 504 and Title IX prohibit discrimination with regard to age, race, color, national origin, disability or sex. As the West Virginia Commission on the Arts administers funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Commission is legally obligated to ensure that all of these mandated requirements are met.
Our Objectives
The State Arts Office and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts strive to achieve several goals related to the accessibility of the arts.
- ֎ Increase participation in the arts among all populations throughout the state.
- ֎ Work with WVCA members to assess policy, procedures, programming, and guidelines with the intent to increase arts access within our grant programs.
- ֎ Increase web presence and implement an online grant application process.
- ֎ Work to make grant guidelines clearer and easier to follow.
Resource Folder Link
As part of this work, we maintain a folder of resources to assist artists and arts organizations in their own efforts to increase ats access. In the “Accessibility” folder linked below, you’ll find an often-updated document with links to all kinds of resources from government agencies and arts organizations regarding access in the arts.