Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART
Highlights
- Explore diverse creative endeavours at Nala Bardip Mia, where artists thrive in a state-of-the-art facility.
- Experience engaging performances and exhibitions that celebrate local talent in the heart of Margaret River.
- Join community celebrations, including free outdoor concerts, fostering connection and creativity among locals and visitors alike.
- Attend the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival, the largest regional event of its kind in Western Australia.
Arts Margaret River is a community arts organisation that exists to support and nurture the work of artists across all disciplines and fosters engagement with the Arts in the community.
For five decades the organisation has offered the opportunity for a multiplicity of creative endeavours under the auspices of a vibrant creative team and now holds a unique position in the WA regional and Australian landscape of being based within the state-of-the-art facility called Nala Bardip Mia/Margaret River HEART.
The aim is achieved through a variety of programs: music of all forms, theatre and dance performances, cinema screenings, visual art exhibitions and events, workshops, and community celebrations such as free outdoor concerts and activities. The premier event – the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival – is the largest regional event of its kind in Western Australia.
Arts Margaret River presents a diverse program of events for all ages and interests.
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Information in large print is available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- Raised tactile buttons in lifts are available.
- Handrails on all stairways
- Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire) are available.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- A hearing loop is available.
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
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