📅Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
🕓 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Location: Cable Recital Hall | Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. N. | Canton, OH 44702
Hear from regional experts, learn from organizations already leading the way, and discover funding opportunities through the new Access the Arts Grant Program.
Whether you're just beginning your accessibility journey or looking to build on existing efforts, you'll leave with ideas, resources, and connections to help move your organization forward.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Staff, board members, volunteers, and leaders from Stark County arts, cultural, tourism, and nonprofit organizations interested in making their programs and spaces more welcoming and accessible for all.
Summit Agenda
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Registration, Coffee & Networking
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:40 AM – 9:25 AM Keynote: Creating Welcoming Experiences for Everyone, James Warnken, Stark Ally
9:25 AM – 9:40 AM Accessibility in Action, TRIAD Deaf Services
9:40 AM – 10:20 AM Panel Discussion: Accessibility in Practice - Hear from organizations already making arts and cultural experiences more accessible.
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM Introducing the Access the Arts Grant Program
10:35 AM – 11:00 AM Questions, Networking & Resource Sharing
Have a question about the day? Reach out to President & CEO of ArtsinStark, Maureen Ater, at [email protected]!
