Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad (left) and her sister Annie Lachhman in entrance of a colourful portray.
Photograph courtesy Accessible Journey NYC
On July 13, the Whitney Museum of American Artwork will host the workshop “Incapacity Pleasure, Incapacity Pleasure, Exist,” in honor of July being Incapacity Pleasure Month, and the thirty fourth anniversary of the People with Disabilities Act (1990) on July 26.
The museum is situated at 99 Gansevoort St., New York, NY 10014. The workshop, which can be held in The Susan and John Hess Household Theater on the museum, explores and celebrates the intersection of incapacity and artwork.
It additionally seeks to interact numerous audiences and spotlight the contributions of artists with disabilities. It was created with disabled individuals and their households in thoughts. Will probably be led by Annie Nishwani Lachhman, a disabled artist, and Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad, an educator on incapacity inclusion and accessibility, fostering inclusivity, understanding, and empowerment.
The sisters have been born within the South American nation of Guyana. They’re the one youngsters of their dad and mom, and are actually of their 40s. They grew up there till they immigrated to the US as youngsters. The household is regular, although Annie has cerebral palsy.
Their household beloved touring, however with Annie being disabled, they realized that info was not accessible sufficient. Moreover, there was not sufficient optimistic incapacity illustration within the journey and tourism business.
Lacchman-Persad created Accessible Journey NYC in 2018 to vary that. The mission of the weblog is to encourage and empower disabled individuals and their households to get pleasure from all that New York Metropolis tourism affords.
In keeping with the incapacity group RespectAbility, the unique incapacity satisfaction flag, which was created by Ann Magill in 2019, underwent a makeover by Magill for accessibility functions in 2021.
“On the improved flag, the parallel stripes stand for intracommunal solidarity. The colours on the flag symbolize varied incapacity experiences. The black background mourns disabled individuals who have died on account of negligence, suicide, riot, sickness, and eugenics,” the web site continues.
The colour of the stripes represents incapacity varieties: purple for bodily disabilities; gold for cognitive and mental disabilities, white for non seen and undiagnosed disabilities; Blue for psychiatric disabilities and inexperienced for sensory disabilities.
You possibly can learn extra concerning the household’s NYC journey experiences here. The weblog additionally gives info on lodging for sure lodges, wheelchair entry for sure eating places, and accessible transportation throughout the town.
The household has a number of different vital achievements. For instance, Annie is an artist and he or she determined to create a number of varieties of Incapacity Pleasure pins final 12 months. Discover out extra concerning the pins right here: https://www.accessibletravelnyc.com/disability-pride-pins-always-moving-foward6f75e724
The pins are actually launched, and they’re out there to buy right here: https://www.accessibletravelnyc.com/Shop.
Do you’ve gotten any questions on planning an accessible journey? If that’s the case, you possibly can electronic mail Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad at accessibletravelnyc@gmail.com.
This system, occurring from 1:00-3:00 pm, is free with registration, with restricted capability. Those that are curious about attending are inspired to register prematurely, which they will do right here: https://visit.whitney.org/Tickets/ItemList.aspx?node_id=1090356
The Susan and John Hess Household Theater is provided with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is on the market.
To remain up to date on the work of the Whitney Museum, these can join its electronic mail publication right here: https://whitney.org/. These also can discover particulars on methods to help the Museum right here: https://whitney.org/support.
