Resources, Writing and Speaking
A selection of handy resources, podcasts, recent speaking appearances and musings on accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion
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"Morwenna is an inspiring leader that I've had the pleasure of working with across a number of projects. Morwenna has featured as a guest speaker on a number of conferences I have produced, and more recently we were fortunate to have Morwenna consulting on disability access and inclusion for a VR project. Her commitment, attention to detail and wealth of knowledge is incredibly valuable to any business or organisation serious about increasing access to increase equity and audiences. I can't recommend Morwenna highly enough - she is a joy to collaborate and work with, and a huge asset to any team that is lucky enough to have her."
- Jane Slingo, Electronic Music Conference
Free Access and Inclusion resources and tips
Morwenna has developed these shared resources to help individuals and organisations address diversity, equity, access, and inclusion while reducing administrative burdens. Feel free to download and use these word document templates, and share them widely as we improve access and inclusion collectively across our industry.
Tips and access resources for...
Selected speaking appearances
Keynote Presentations
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Stage Queensland, “The Future of Venues is Accessible”, Technical Managers Conference (Townsville, 2023)
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Australian Festivals Industry Conference, “The future of festivals is inclusive” (Gold Coast, 2022)
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International Society for Music Education, Special Education and Music Therapy Seminar, (USA, 2022)
Other recent selected guest speaker engagements
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29th Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress, Venue Management Association, accessible venues panel discussion (Sydney, 2022)
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Music Livelihoods Symposium, “Building a Musically Inclusive Future” (Brisbane, 2021)
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Arts and Disability Ireland ‘From Access to Inclusion: An Arts and Culture Summit’ (online, 2021)
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Sydney Opera House ‘Ethical Leadership – A panel discussion on inspiring positive change and the Global Goals (online, 2020)
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Communicating The Arts Conference ‘Communicating Inclusively With Your Audience’ (Sydney, 2020)
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Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference, ‘Designing inclusive and accessible evaluation processes: Learnings from arts and disability arts evaluations conducted in the UK and Australia’ (Austin, Texas, 2017)
Selected radio, podcasts and online presentations
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Silly Talks with Silly McWiggles, Accessible Music Business (2023)
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ABC Radio National, Making Live Music More Accessible (2021)
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Churchill chat Equity, inclusion and the impact of COVID 19 on the arts (2021)
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2SER Perfectly Imperfect: Morwenna Collett (2021)
Image description: Morwenna running a Zoom Train The Trainer session for Accessible Arts.
Selected writing and articles
Articles
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The Journal of Public Space - The Right to Play: Snakes and Ladders; A case study (2022)
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Arts Hub – Centring access and inclusion at the fringes (2021)
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Culture restart: disabled and vulnerable audiences, Indigo (2021)
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SBS – Disability in the arts: Why don’t our screens reflect the society we live in? (2021)
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Limelight – Building a musically inclusive future (2021)
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The British Council - An Australian perspective on the Unlimited Symposium (2018)
Publications Morwenna is quoted in
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ABC News – Artists unmask disabilities in push to break barriers, challenge attitudes around music in Australia (2023)
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The Music Network – Making Festivals Inclusive and Accessible (2022)
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The Journal of Public Space The Right to Play: Snakes and Ladders (2022)
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ABC Tripe JJJ, How Australian live music can be more accessible for artists and gig-goers with autism (2021)
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Limelight – Morwenna Collett on diversity, access and inclusion in the arts (2021)
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Arts Hub – Leading for Change – who is leading disability arts? (2019)
Books and chapters
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Routledge Handbook for Disability Arts, Culture and Media Studies
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Australian Youth Orchestras’ Role in Development of Young Musicians
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Growing Up Making Music: Youth Orchestras in Australia and Around the World
For a full list, visit Morwenna's LinkedIn profile.