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Creative:connection is an innovative programme that brings together disabled and non-disabled young people to create art.
Established in 2013 by arts charity Create, the programme is designed to tackle disability prejudice through collaborative creativity.
Create co-founder and chief executive Nicky Goulder says research highlights close links between disability prejudice and access to the arts. She cites a study by disability charity Scope that showed 67 per cent of British people feel uncomfortable talking to someone with a disability. Meanwhile, research by the Arts Council found that people with disabilities are much less likely to participate in cultural activities with negative attitudes and prejudice the key reason.
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