{"id":2528,"date":"2026-08-07T07:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/?post_type=cluster-project&#038;p=2528"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:25:51","slug":"access-constellation","status":"publish","type":"cluster-project","link":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/cluster-project\/access-constellation\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCESS CONSTELLATION: Co-creating Inclusive Cultural Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"2646\" class=\"elementor elementor-2646\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4505c2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4505c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6407004 e-n-tabs-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"6407004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"104886276\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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The project is a collaborative European arts and disability initiative that brings together disabled and non-disabled artists, accessibility experts, cultural institutions and local communities to co-create innovative approaches to accessibility in the cultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>This multi-stage project, designed and developed by EUNIC Romania, aims to strengthen professional pathways for people with disabilities while making the cultural sector more accessible and inclusive. It also supports cultural workers in developing the skills, knowledge and commitment needed to create genuinely inclusive spaces, approaching accessibility as an ongoing creative practice rather than simply a technical requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Nine European cultural institutions in Romania \u2013 the Italian Cultural Institute, the British Council, the Polish Institute, the Goethe-Institut, the Czech Centre, Instituto Cervantes, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Austrian Cultural Forum and the French Institute \u2013 have formed a collaborative partnership to deliver this initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The EUNIC cluster project has been developed in close collaboration with co-curators <b>Olga Macrinici<\/b>, a disabled playwright and theatre director, and <b>Ruxandra Mateescu<\/b>, a disability rights and cultural accessibility advocate, whose expertise has informed its inclusive approach and strategic direction.<\/p>\n<p>Access Constellation runs in four stages across 2026: an accessibility self-audit by EUNIC institutes (from April), the Accessibility Academy in Bucharest (3\u20134 September), hands-on Accessibility Incubators (September\u2013October), and the Arts and Disability Forum in the framework of the National Theatre Festival Bucharest (22\u201323 October) \u2014 building momentum towards a national framework for arts and disability in Romania.<\/p>\n<h3>Local Context<\/h3>\n<p>The project draws on the findings and recommendations of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.ro\/en\/programmes\/arts\/arts-and-disability-romania-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arts and Disability in Romania: From Fragmented Practice to a National Framework<\/a> scoping study, British Council, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Almost one in twenty people in Romania is registered as having a disability, yet disabled people remain largely absent from cultural spaces as audiences, and even more so as artists. The legal framework exists: constitutional protections, anti-discrimination law, and ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2010. But implementation is uneven, and that gap between policy and practice is where accessibility disappears.<\/p>\n<p>The sector is creative and resilient but constrained by structural barriers. Collaboration is underfunded while organisations compete for already scarce resources, and accredited training on inclusive practice is almost entirely missing from professional development. The result is persistent invisibility \u2014 and a tacit expectation that disabled people be exceptional in order to fit a world never designed for them.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge now is turning good intentions into coordinated, long-term action: enforceable legislation, proper training, and funding that rewards collaboration over competition, built on trust between institutions, cultural operators and the disability community. Only then can accessibility move beyond declarative policy and become a shared cultural value.<\/p>\n<p><b>Access Constellation: Co-creating Inclusive Cultural Futures<\/b> is a process \u2014 slow, collaborative, and honest about what cultural institutions in Romania and beyond have yet to learn. Its ambition is to build the ongoing conditions for cultural spaces shaped by, and accountable to, everyone who occupies them.<\/p>\n<p><b>Access Constellation: Co-creating Inclusive Cultural Futures<\/b>, a project by EUNIC Romania, supported by the EUNIC Cluster Fund 2026.<\/p>\n<p><b>EUNIC \u2013 European Union National Institutes for Culture<\/b> \u2013 is Europe\u2019s network of national cultural institutes and organisations, with 39 members from all EU Member States and associate countries.<\/p>\n<p>Through its activities, EUNIC Romania fosters international cultural relations, collaboration, and knowledge exchange, while promoting inclusion, accessibility, sustainability, and community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The project is delivered with the support of our local partners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">AMAIS<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Animest \u00cempreun\u0103<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">CODA \u2013 Funda\u021bia Farmecul T\u0103cerii<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Constan\u021ba National Theatre and \u0219i SEAS &#8211; Stagiunea Estival\u0103 a Artelor Spectacolului<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Creier Divers<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">National Theatre Festival, organized by UNITER \u2013 Uniunea Teatral\u0103 din Rom\u00e2nia<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Pite\u0219ti Memorial Prison<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Supereroi printre noi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1048862762\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1048862762\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-031fc12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"031fc12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce0d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce0d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Despre proiect<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv\u00a0a \u00eenceput de la o idee simpl\u0103: cum facem cultura s\u0103 fie accesibil\u0103 de la bun \u00eenceput?<\/h5>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ca proiect, consider\u0103m c\u0103 participarea la cultur\u0103 este o responsabilitate colectiv\u0103, un lucru la care lucr\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">La baz\u0103,\u00a0Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv\u00a0este un proiect European colaborativ, cu accent pe art\u0103 \u0219i dizabilitate. Acesta aduce la un loc arti\u0219ti cu sau f\u0103r\u0103 dizabilit\u0103\u021bi, exper\u021bi \u00een accesibilitate, institu\u021bii culturale \u0219i comunit\u0103\u021bi locale. Ace\u0219tia vor vorbi despre moduri noi prin care cultura devine accesibil\u0103 pentru to\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">EUNIC Rom\u00e2nia a pornit acest proiect. Proiectul vrea s\u0103 ajute oamenii cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi s\u0103 mearg\u0103 mai u\u0219or la teatru, concerte, expozi\u021bii \u0219i alte evenimente culturale. Proiectul vrea \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eenve\u021be pe oamenii care lucreaz\u0103 \u00een cultur\u0103 cum s\u0103 fac\u0103 locurile lor mai primitoare pentru to\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">9 institu\u021bii europene ajut\u0103 la acest proiect. Institu\u021biile sunt:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Italian de Cultur\u0103<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Consiliul Marii Britanii<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Insitutul Polonez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institului Goethe<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Centrul Ceh<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Cervantes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Cultural Rom\u00e2n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Forumul Cultural Austriac<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Francez.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Doi oameni au ajutat la acest proiect.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ei se numesc co-curatori. Ele sunt\u00a0 Olga Macrinici \u0219i Ruxandra Mateescu.\u00a0Olga este dramaturg\u0103 \u0219i regizoare de teatru. Ea are o dizabilitate. Ruxandra are o fat\u0103 cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi \u0219i lupt\u0103 pentru drepturile persoanelor cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation are\u00a04 etape\u00a0pe parcursul anului 2026.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 1 (din aprilie). \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">O investiga\u021bie proprie de accesibilitate realizat\u0103 de institu\u021biile EUNIC.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 2 (din 3 \u0219i 4 septembrie).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Academia de Accesibilitate, care va avea loc \u00een Bucure\u0219ti.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 3 (septembrie-octombrie).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Incubatoarele Accesibilit\u0103\u021bii- ateliere practice \u00een care oamenii \u00eenva\u021b\u0103<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 4 (din 22 \u0219i 23 octombrie).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Forumul de Arte \u0219i Dizabilit\u0103\u021bi \u00een cadrul Festivalului Na\u021bional de Teatru Bucure\u0219ti- \u00eent\u00e2lniri cu speciali\u0219ti din cultur\u0103 \u0219i dizabilitate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Context local<\/h2>\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\">Acest proiect extrage resurse \u0219i recomand\u0103ri din studiul realizat de c\u0103tre Consiliul Marii Britanii din 2026,\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.ro\/en\/programmes\/arts\/arts-and-disability-romania-2026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.ro\/en\/programmes\/arts\/arts-and-disability-romania-2026\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eArta \u0219i dizabilitatea \u00een Rom\u00e2nia: De la Practici Fragmentate la un Cadru Na\u021bional\u201d.<\/a><\/h5>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">De\u0219i\u00a01 din 20 de rom\u00e2ni are dizabilit\u0103\u021bi,\u00a0ace\u0219tia sunt \u00een continuare absen\u021bi \u00een mare parte \u00een spa\u021bii culturale sau audien\u021be, \u0219i cu at\u00e2t mai mult ca arti\u0219ti.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">De\u0219i exist\u0103 cadru legal care s\u0103 previn\u0103 acest lucru, realitatea este c\u0103 implementarea acestuia este inegal\u0103, astfel c\u0103 accesibilitatea dispare.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Domeniul este creativ \u0219i perseverent, dar \u00eent\u00e2lne\u0219te bariere constant. Colabor\u0103rile sunt dificile \u0219i au fonduri reduse, iar organiza\u021biile se lupt\u0103 pentru pu\u021binele resurse disponibile.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Exist\u0103 o lips\u0103 mare de preg\u0103tire \u00een practici incluzive, iar oamenii cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi r\u0103m\u00e2n, \u00een continuare, invizibili.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Credem c\u0103 accesibilitatea poate deveni o valoare important\u0103 \u00een cultur\u0103. Pentru asta avem nevoie de legi aplicate, training potrivit \u0219i finan\u021bare care r\u0103spl\u0103te\u0219te colaborarea, nu competi\u021bia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv\u00a0este un proces. \u00cenainteaz\u0103 \u00eencet, dar sigur, \u00eentr-un mod colaborativ. \u0218tim c\u0103 institu\u021biile rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti mai au multe de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat. Ambi\u021bia noastr\u0103 este s\u0103 cre\u0103m condi\u021biile necesare pentru ca spa\u021biile incluzive s\u0103 poat\u0103 exista \u2014 \u0219i s\u0103 fie cu adev\u0103rat accesibile pentru cei care le folosesc.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Acest proiect este organizat cu ajutorul partenerilor no\u0219tri locali:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">AMAIS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Animest \u00cempreun\u0103<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">CODA \u2013 Funda\u021bia Farmecul T\u0103cerii<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Creier Divers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Festivalul Na\u021bional de Teatru, organizat de UNITER \u2013 Uniunea Teatral\u0103 din Rom\u00e2nia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Memorialul \u00cenchisoarea Pite\u0219ti<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Supereroi printre noi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Teatrul Na\u021bional din Constan\u021ba \u0219i SEAS &#8211; Stagiunea Estival\u0103 a Artelor Spectacolului<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv, un proiect creat de EUNIC Rom\u00e2nia, sprijinit de catre EUNIC Cluster Fund 2026.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>EUNIC &#8211; European Union National Institutes for Culture (Institu\u021bii Na\u021bionale de Cultur\u0103 ale Uniunii Europene), este o re\u021bea de institu\u021bii \u0219i organiza\u021bii na\u021bionale de cultur\u0103, av\u00e2nd 39 de membri din Statele Uniunii Europene \u0219i \u021b\u0103ri asociate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Prin activit\u0103\u021bile sale, EUNIC Rom\u00e2nia faciliteaz\u0103 rela\u021bii interna\u021bionale culturale, colabor\u0103ri \u0219i schimb de cuno\u0219tin\u021be, promov\u00e2nd 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The project is a collaborative European arts and disability initiative that brings together disabled and non-disabled artists, accessibility experts, cultural institutions and local communities to co-create innovative approaches to accessibility in the cultural sector.\r\n\r\nThis multi-stage project, designed and developed by EUNIC Romania, aims to strengthen professional pathways for people with disabilities while making the cultural sector more accessible and inclusive. It also supports cultural workers in developing the skills, knowledge and commitment needed to create genuinely inclusive spaces, approaching accessibility as an ongoing creative practice rather than simply a technical requirement.\r\n\r\nNine European cultural institutions in Romania \u2013 the Italian Cultural Institute, the British Council, the Polish Institute, the Goethe-Institut, the Czech Centre, Instituto Cervantes, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Austrian Cultural Forum and the French Institute \u2013 have formed a collaborative partnership to deliver this initiative.\r\n\r\nThe EUNIC cluster project has been developed in close collaboration with co-curators <b>Olga Macrinici<\/b>, a disabled playwright and theatre director, and <b>Ruxandra Mateescu<\/b>, a disability rights and cultural accessibility advocate, whose expertise has informed its inclusive approach and strategic direction.\r\n\r\nAccess Constellation runs in four stages across 2026: an accessibility self-audit by EUNIC institutes (from April), the Accessibility Academy in Bucharest (3\u20134 September), hands-on Accessibility Incubators (September\u2013October), and the Arts and Disability Forum in the framework of the National Theatre Festival Bucharest (22\u201323 October) \u2014 building momentum towards a national framework for arts and disability in Romania.\r\n<h3>Local Context<\/h3>\r\nThe project draws on the findings and recommendations of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.ro\/en\/programmes\/arts\/arts-and-disability-romania-2026\">Arts and Disability in Romania: From Fragmented Practice to a National Framework<\/a> scoping study, British Council, 2026.\r\n\r\nAlmost one in twenty people in Romania is registered as having a disability, yet disabled people remain largely absent from cultural spaces as audiences, and even more so as artists. The legal framework exists: constitutional protections, anti-discrimination law, and ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2010. But implementation is uneven, and that gap between policy and practice is where accessibility disappears.\r\n\r\nThe sector is creative and resilient but constrained by structural barriers. Collaboration is underfunded while organisations compete for already scarce resources, and accredited training on inclusive practice is almost entirely missing from professional development. The result is persistent invisibility \u2014 and a tacit expectation that disabled people be exceptional in order to fit a world never designed for them.\r\n\r\nThe challenge now is turning good intentions into coordinated, long-term action: enforceable legislation, proper training, and funding that rewards collaboration over competition, built on trust between institutions, cultural operators and the disability community. Only then can accessibility move beyond declarative policy and become a shared cultural value.\r\n\r\n<b>Access Constellation: Co-creating Inclusive Cultural Futures<\/b> is a process \u2014 slow, collaborative, and honest about what cultural institutions in Romania and beyond have yet to learn. Its ambition is to build the ongoing conditions for cultural spaces shaped by, and accountable to, everyone who occupies them.\r\n\r\n<b>Access Constellation: Co-creating Inclusive Cultural Futures<\/b>, a project by EUNIC Romania, supported by the EUNIC Cluster Fund 2026.\r\n\r\n<b>EUNIC \u2013 European Union National Institutes for Culture<\/b> \u2013 is Europe\u2019s network of national cultural institutes and organisations, with 39 members from all EU Member States and associate countries.\r\n\r\nThrough its activities, EUNIC Romania fosters international cultural relations, collaboration, and knowledge exchange, while promoting inclusion, accessibility, sustainability, and community engagement.\r\n\r\nThe project is delivered with the support of our local partners:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">AMAIS<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Animest \u00cempreun\u0103<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">CODA \u2013 Funda\u021bia Farmecul T\u0103cerii<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Constan\u021ba National Theatre and \u0219i SEAS - Stagiunea Estival\u0103 a Artelor Spectacolului<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Creier Divers<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">National Theatre Festival, organized by UNITER \u2013 Uniunea Teatral\u0103 din Rom\u00e2nia<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Pite\u0219ti Memorial Prison<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Supereroi printre noi<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},"ro-translation":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":"<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Despre proiect<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv\u00a0a \u00eenceput de la o idee simpl\u0103: cum facem cultura s\u0103 fie accesibil\u0103 de la bun \u00eenceput?<\/h5>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ca proiect, consider\u0103m c\u0103 participarea la cultur\u0103 este o responsabilitate colectiv\u0103, un lucru la care lucr\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">La baz\u0103,\u00a0Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv\u00a0este un proiect European colaborativ, cu accent pe art\u0103 \u0219i dizabilitate. Acesta aduce la un loc arti\u0219ti cu sau f\u0103r\u0103 dizabilit\u0103\u021bi, exper\u021bi \u00een accesibilitate, institu\u021bii culturale \u0219i comunit\u0103\u021bi locale. Ace\u0219tia vor vorbi despre moduri noi prin care cultura devine accesibil\u0103 pentru to\u021bi.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">EUNIC Rom\u00e2nia a pornit acest proiect. Proiectul vrea s\u0103 ajute oamenii cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi s\u0103 mearg\u0103 mai u\u0219or la teatru, concerte, expozi\u021bii \u0219i alte evenimente culturale. Proiectul vrea \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eenve\u021be pe oamenii care lucreaz\u0103 \u00een cultur\u0103 cum s\u0103 fac\u0103 locurile lor mai primitoare pentru to\u021bi.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">9 institu\u021bii europene ajut\u0103 la acest proiect. Institu\u021biile sunt:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Italian de Cultur\u0103<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Consiliul Marii Britanii<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Insitutul Polonez<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institului Goethe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Centrul Ceh<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Cervantes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Cultural Rom\u00e2n<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Forumul Cultural Austriac<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Institutul Francez.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Doi oameni au ajutat la acest proiect.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ei se numesc co-curatori. Ele sunt\u00a0 Olga Macrinici \u0219i Ruxandra Mateescu.\u00a0Olga este dramaturg\u0103 \u0219i regizoare de teatru. Ea are o dizabilitate. Ruxandra are o fat\u0103 cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi \u0219i lupt\u0103 pentru drepturile persoanelor cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation are\u00a04 etape\u00a0pe parcursul anului 2026.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 1 (din aprilie). \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">O investiga\u021bie proprie de accesibilitate realizat\u0103 de institu\u021biile EUNIC.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 2 (din 3 \u0219i 4 septembrie).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Academia de Accesibilitate, care va avea loc \u00een Bucure\u0219ti.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 3 (septembrie-octombrie).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Incubatoarele Accesibilit\u0103\u021bii- ateliere practice \u00een care oamenii \u00eenva\u021b\u0103<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Etapa 4 (din 22 \u0219i 23 octombrie).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Forumul de Arte \u0219i Dizabilit\u0103\u021bi \u00een cadrul Festivalului Na\u021bional de Teatru Bucure\u0219ti- \u00eent\u00e2lniri cu speciali\u0219ti din cultur\u0103 \u0219i dizabilitate.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Context local<\/h2>\r\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\">Acest proiect extrage resurse \u0219i recomand\u0103ri din studiul realizat de c\u0103tre Consiliul Marii Britanii din 2026,\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.ro\/en\/programmes\/arts\/arts-and-disability-romania-2026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.ro\/en\/programmes\/arts\/arts-and-disability-romania-2026\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">\u201eArta \u0219i dizabilitatea \u00een Rom\u00e2nia: De la Practici Fragmentate la un Cadru Na\u021bional\u201d.<\/a><\/h5>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">De\u0219i\u00a01 din 20 de rom\u00e2ni are dizabilit\u0103\u021bi,\u00a0ace\u0219tia sunt \u00een continuare absen\u021bi \u00een mare parte \u00een spa\u021bii culturale sau audien\u021be, \u0219i cu at\u00e2t mai mult ca arti\u0219ti.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">De\u0219i exist\u0103 cadru legal care s\u0103 previn\u0103 acest lucru, realitatea este c\u0103 implementarea acestuia este inegal\u0103, astfel c\u0103 accesibilitatea dispare.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Domeniul este creativ \u0219i perseverent, dar \u00eent\u00e2lne\u0219te bariere constant. Colabor\u0103rile sunt dificile \u0219i au fonduri reduse, iar organiza\u021biile se lupt\u0103 pentru pu\u021binele resurse disponibile.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Exist\u0103 o lips\u0103 mare de preg\u0103tire \u00een practici incluzive, iar oamenii cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi r\u0103m\u00e2n, \u00een continuare, invizibili.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Credem c\u0103 accesibilitatea poate deveni o valoare important\u0103 \u00een cultur\u0103. Pentru asta avem nevoie de legi aplicate, training potrivit \u0219i finan\u021bare care r\u0103spl\u0103te\u0219te colaborarea, nu competi\u021bia.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv\u00a0este un proces. \u00cenainteaz\u0103 \u00eencet, dar sigur, \u00eentr-un mod colaborativ. \u0218tim c\u0103 institu\u021biile rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti mai au multe de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat. Ambi\u021bia noastr\u0103 este s\u0103 cre\u0103m condi\u021biile necesare pentru ca spa\u021biile incluzive s\u0103 poat\u0103 exista \u2014 \u0219i s\u0103 fie cu adev\u0103rat accesibile pentru cei care le folosesc.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Acest proiect este organizat cu ajutorul partenerilor no\u0219tri locali:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">AMAIS<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Animest \u00cempreun\u0103<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">CODA \u2013 Funda\u021bia Farmecul T\u0103cerii<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Creier Divers<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Festivalul Na\u021bional de Teatru, organizat de UNITER \u2013 Uniunea Teatral\u0103 din Rom\u00e2nia<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Memorialul \u00cenchisoarea Pite\u0219ti<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Supereroi printre noi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Teatrul Na\u021bional din Constan\u021ba \u0219i SEAS - Stagiunea Estival\u0103 a Artelor Spectacolului<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Access Constellation: Construim \u00eempreun\u0103 un viitor cultural incluziv, un proiect creat de EUNIC Rom\u00e2nia, sprijinit de catre EUNIC Cluster Fund 2026.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>EUNIC - European Union National Institutes for Culture (Institu\u021bii Na\u021bionale de Cultur\u0103 ale Uniunii Europene), este o re\u021bea de institu\u021bii \u0219i organiza\u021bii na\u021bionale de cultur\u0103, av\u00e2nd 39 de membri din Statele Uniunii Europene \u0219i \u021b\u0103ri asociate.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Prin activit\u0103\u021bile sale, EUNIC Rom\u00e2nia faciliteaz\u0103 rela\u021bii interna\u021bionale culturale, colabor\u0103ri \u0219i schimb de cuno\u0219tin\u021be, promov\u00e2nd totodat\u0103 incluziunea, accesibilitatea, sustenabilitatea \u0219i participarea \u0219i implicarea comunit\u0103\u021bii.<\/em><\/p>"}},"page-structure":{"left-sidebar":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":"&nbsp;\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/open-call\/accessibility-academy\/\">Register now-&gt;<\/a><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;"}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cluster-project\/2528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cluster-project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cluster-project"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cluster-project\/2528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2701,"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cluster-project\/2528\/revisions\/2701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eunic-romania.ro\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}