Pictured above: Jill Tompkins, KMC, a Falmouth Artists Guild Board Member, and my husband John at our Cape house in Falmouth
Today I joined Jill Tompkins from the Falmouth Artists Guild for an interview with Laura Reckford from the Falmouth Enterprise Newspaper. Laura is writing a feature article about me in my role as Ms Wheelchair Massachusetts, focusing specifically on my work with the Falmouth Artists Guild's effort to incorporate access for people with disabilities into their programming and facilities. The article will appear in print sometime next week.
My husband and I are members of the Falmouth Artists Guild (for his photography and both of our writing). The Guild is currently raising money to build a brand new fully accessible building, and has raised over $1.1 million dollars - they only need $300k more to reach their goal! They hope to break ground by the end of the year.
I am working with the Falmouth Artists Guild to help raise awareness throughout the community about the importance of access to the arts for people of all abilities, especially people who are disabled. Art is a valuable creative outlet for those who may have physical and social limitations, and inclusion is a priority of the Guild.
I look forward to attending events in their new Universal Design Building!
