Welcome to the Cultural Access Network

Welcome to the Cultural Access Network website: a resource to help connect New Jersey arts patrons and organizations to a wide range of information about accessibility in the Arts!

  • Art Events (Image depicts performers acting on a proscenium stage)Information on the new ADA Plan Outline for New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA):
    The Cultural Access Network Project is currently developing a new ADA plan outline to standardize and streamline the process of preparing your organization’s ADA plan. Coming this fall, the Cultural Access Network Project and the NJSCA will be holding a series of regional workshops for the following disciplines County Arts Agencies, Visual Arts, Crafts, Media, Literature and Folk Arts Organizations to introduce the new process. Information on the workshops will be announced on the CAN website, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance website and in NJSCA email communications. If you have any questions please call Robert Carr, Director of Programs & Services, New Jersey Theatre Alliance at 973-731-6582 x15
  • Resources (Image shows a group of young artists in a room, the one closest to the camera is seated in a wheelchair, smiling)Our Arts Events calendar enables patrons with disabilities to search for upcoming arts events based on their specific access requirements. We want all people to be able to attend and participate more fully in the diverse range of arts programming available in NJ: from theatre, music and dance to museums, arts exhibitions and much, much more.
  • Services (Image shows two individuals: one male and the other female, sign interpreting an event)The comprehensive Resources section of our site provides ADA Materials, General Information pertaining to accessibility, and tools to assist organizations in improving the accessibility of their programs. 
  • Contact Us (Image shows two CAN committe members shaking hands warmly on a staircase, with an open captioning device next to them)The mission of the Cultural Access network is to help make New Jersey arts events more universally accessible to all possible audiences. Our Services section offers equipment rental, sign interpretation referral services, and sensitivity training sessions to arts organizations.
  • We welcome you to Contact Us with any questions or comments you may have about the site or our offerings We hope you'll take a few moments to explore the site, join our mailing list, and learn more About Us.

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ADA Plan Training Sessions

Learn how your organization can effectively complete the newly revised FY12 to FY14 ADA Plan Outline required of GOS/GPS/LAP grantees.

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ADA Plan Training Sessions




The Cultural Access Network is a co-sponsored project of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.