Welcome to DaDa - Disability and Deaf Arts
Welcome to DaDa-Disability and Deaf Arts
We've got some fantastic opportunities for young people to get involved in. Take a look at: http://www.dadahello.com/young-dadafest
GREAT OPPORTUNITY for Deaf BSL Users
****NOTICE OF DATES CHANGE***
Hands On: Deaf Cultural Leaders Project *
We are inviting Deaf Creative & Cultural Leaders to apply for a unique and exciting opportunity. Working within Direct Communication principles, a Cultural Leadership Project is being established to bring together 20 Deaf leaders for a programme of three leadership development days, peer mentoring and online networking over the next six months. The programme is most suited to mid-career leaders who have experience of leading others, formally or informally and wish to develop their leadership potential further.
Learn, share and be inspired by top leaders and speakers from within the Deaf community both in the UK and abroad.
Contact the office for information on how to apply. Video and written applications are welcome.
Applications deadline: Midday Friday 17th September 2010
Date of the first Leadership Development Day: 11th October 2010 in Birmingham.
All travel and expenses will be paid. DaDa The Bluecoat School Lane Liverpool L1 3BX
Text Phone: 0151 706 0365 Voice Phone: 0151 707 1733 Fax: 0151 708 9355
Email: info@dadahello.com www.dadahello.com
* Deaf people who are leaders in the cultural sector.
Download an application form here
Hands On is designed and delivered by DaDa-Disability & Deaf Arts on behalf of the Cultural Leadership Programme.
DaDaFest International 2010
18 November - 3 December 2010
The tenth edition of DaDaFest, the UK's first and largest Disability and Deaf Arts festival and is happening in Liverpool. The festival will bring artists from across the globe to Liverpool to showcase and celebrate the best in Disability and Deaf Arts. DaDaFest International 2010 will present art from a unique cultural perspective, challenging and entertaining audiences with the theme Objects of Curiosity and Desire. Stay up to date on festival news by joining our facebook, following us on Twitter or signing up to our newsletter.
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2010 Year of Health and Wellbeing
The Year of Health & Wellbeing 2010 is a fantastic opportunity for Liverpool and the City Region to discover the importance of health and wellbeing and the role it plays in adding life to years and years to life. Liverpool PCT and Liverpool City Council have joined with partners across the region on a range of exciting activities to engage communities in thought and action to improve health and wellbeing.
Five Ways to Wellbeing
Connect... with the people around you. With family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. At home, work, school or in your local community. Think of these as the cornerstones of your life and invest time in developing them. Building these connections will support and enrich you every day.
Be active... Go for a walk or run. Step outside. Cycle. Play a game. Garden. Dance. Exercising makes you feel good. Most importantly, discover a physical activity you enjoy and that suits your level of mobility and fitness.
Take notice... Be curious. Catch sight of the beautiful. Remark on the unusual. Notice the changing seasons. Savour the moment, whether you are walking to work, eating lunch or talking to friends. Be aware of the world around you and what you are feeling. Reflecting on your experiences will help you appreciate what matters.
Keep learning... Try something new. Rediscover an old interest. Sign up for that course. Take on a different responsibility at work. Fix a bike. Learn to play an instrument or how to cook your favourite food. Set a challenge you will enjoy achieving. Learning new things will make you more confident as well as being fun.
Give... Do something nice for a friend, or a stranger. Thank someone. Smile. Volunteer your time. Join a community group. Look out, as well as in. Seeing yourself, and your happiness, linked to the wider community can be incredibly rewarding and creates connections with the people around you.
Evidence shows that building these actions into your daily life can add 7.5 years to your life!
Developing Arts, Driving Aspirations
DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts [formerly NWDAF] has been operating as a Deaf and Disability Arts Development Agency since 1984. Our home base is Liverpool, but we work throughout England, nationally and internationally.
You can find out more About Us here.
We aim to make this website as easy to navigate as possible. It details all aspects of our work, from the award winning DaDaFest to the work of Young DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts. We deliver a varied programme of Arts Projects and support the development of artists through professional development programmes.
Our work is about making opportunities to include everyone in arts and cultural activity, and promote events to showcase Deaf & Disability arts.
We would like to hear from you, so do feel free to contact us with feedback, suggestions and opinions about the site, our work or what we can do to assist you access the arts.
Thank you for your visit!
To view our AmbITion case study report please go to: www.dadahello.com/news
Check out the Accessible events calendar for arty events coming up soon: http://www.dadahello.com/resources/accessible-events
Images below are from DaDaFest International 2008
