Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities in Arts and Culture: Discussion
Ms Carmen Millar:
I have retinitis pigmentosa, RP, which is a genetic eye disease. My eyesight is very blurry with loss of side vision.
I always thought I could no longer go to galleries but the Seen-Unseen project has opened the doors of galleries to me and my friends. We have been able to go in without visits. Art is introduced to us in forms of tactile and audio means. As a result, the world of art has opened up to us. Seen-Unseen has opened up the doors of the galleries and opened up a whole new world of art to us. We have been exposed to so many ideas and experiences. We absolutely love it and we do not want it to stop. We would like more of it.
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