ABSTRACT
The families of disabled children and young people are absolutely central to inclusion. This chapter takes the form of a series of interviews with the parents of disabled children who are active in this space. It profiles four parent activists and looks at their work to promote inclusion in arts and culture in a range of settings and collates their unique views on representation, participation, and access. Cultural spaces are also community assets. In addition to being spaces where culture is lived and experienced, they are also places where people meet and can give communities a sense of place and identity. Ideal conditions for viewing art and reactions provoked by works and are not one-size-fits-all scenarios and can be very different for neurotypical and autistic viewers.
