Accessible Arts & Media

When is the service available?
How much will it cost?	free

Description

Accessible Arts & Media is a small charity based in Acomb, York. They’ve been running inclusive arts and creative media learning projects in and around York since 1982.

Their projects include singing and signing choirs, creative digital media programmes, specialist creative and therapeutic sensory activities, and training programmes where learning-disabled adults and young people train as workshop leaders.

They support disabled adults and young people, older people living with dementia and memory loss and people with mental ill-health. A lot of these people often face difficulty with everyday activities and can end up feeling isolated and cut off.

Accessible Arts & Media activities support their wellbeing by helping them feel happy, connected and valued. We help them develop the skills and confidence to connect with their local community and have more of a say in the things that matter to them. And everyone has a lot of fun along the way!

If you're interested in taking part in any of our projects, check out our listings in the Activities section of Live Well York for:

- Hands & Voices- This is our biggest group for adults with learning disabilities . Primarily a singing and signing choir ,but love to dance and do drama bits too.Set up to help people with learning and communication difficulties take part in music and express themselves creatively. Meeting in a hybrid model ,most of participants come face to face and the zoom participants generally live too far away and use it tool to join session when struggling with transport or support. Session time is on every Thursday evening ,19:00 -20:30 pm.
- IMPs Inclusive Music project, a year-round programme of fun, inclusive music activities for children and young people from York and the surrounding area;
- Movers & Shakers, this is a group for adults with complex needs, who do lots of exploratory and improvisional music. Performs dancing and movement using different creative sensory elements within the activities. Singing,play and fun activities .Divided into 2 groups ,1st is a livelier group and the 2nd is quiter . Meeting session is every Wednesday afternoon , 13:45-14:45 and 15:15-16:15
- iMUSE for Wellbeing, a 1:1 multisensory therapeutic session where you can relax, forget the outside world and feel stress and anxiety reduce.

If you like more information then get in touch by calling 01904 626965 or emailing info@aamedia.org.uk