Equalities links

Deveron Arts	Deveron Arts is a contemporary arts project that works with the visible history and identity of Huntly, a small market town in the North East of Scotland, to make and show new work.
Edinburgh Mela	Scotland's biggest intercultural festival
Impact Arts	A community arts company committed to involving people of all ages and abilities in innovative and arts-based activities
Indian Music and Dance Collective	The Indian Music and Dance Collective (IMDColl) was established in 1997.  Based in Edinburgh, IMDColl provides teaching, performances and promotes classical music and dance forms from the Indian subcontinent
Multi Ethnic Aberdeen Ltd	MeAL seeks to promote cultural activities and awareness of the arts within the diverse immigrant groups in Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland
Paragon Ensemble	Paragon Ensemble is a leading classical music performing group which provides a platform for accomplished musicians within the refugee community to show their talent.
Project Ability	A visual arts organisation providing opportunities for people with learning disabities and adults with an experience of mental illness.  The company has also developed long-term links with Glasgow's black and minority ethnic communities
Ricochet	Ricochet is a Stills' artist-led project design to increase creative opportunities for ethnic minority groups
Scottish Academy of Asian Arts	Established in 1976 as the Asian Artistes Association, SAAA organises the annual Glasgow Mela and has recently added visual arts, community festivals and popular culture to its portfolio of activities
Zendeh	A new arts organisation using live performance, video and digital arts to retell classical stories, particularly, but not exclusively Persian

Arts and disability

Artlink Central	Established in February 1988, Artlink Central aims to enable a wide range of marginalised and special needs groups to access high quality arts projects
Artlink (Edinburgh and the Lothians)	Artlink (Edinburgh and the Lothians) has been supporting opportunity and choice in the arts for people with disability since 1984, running a variety of short and long term arts programmes in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Arts Council England	A link to the research and information on arts and disability, carried out by Arts Council England
The ADAPT Trust	The ADAPT Trust operates throughout the UK and its goal is to improve access by advising and assisting arts and heritage venues to create effective access for everyone.  It does this through grant aid, awards for excellence, awareness training and a consultancy service
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company	Glasgow-based theatre company training physically disabled actors and producing fully integrated performances
Disability Rights Commission	The Disability Rights Commission is an independent body established in April 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people
Disability Unit website	Site managed by the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions. It provided information about rights as a disabled person, and the legislation that exists to help establish fully comprehensive and enforceable civil rights for disabled people in the UK
Directgov	Information for disabled people in areas such as employment, health and education. There's also advice on independent living, leisure, financial support and rights
Drake Music Project	Drake Music Project is a national charity that is committed to providing the opportunity for disabled people to explore, compose and perform their own music
Giant Productions	Giant Productions is a professional children's arts development organisation based in Glasgow with the aim of providing arts for all children regardless of their ability or background
Good Gallery Guide	Highlighting art galleries that are addressing the issues of equal access to the arts
Inverurie Medical Group	Inverurie Medical Group is based in the Garioch area.  As well as general medical services the group has a community hospital which is shared with other neighbouring practices and also works in partnership with the local consultant led community dementia team
Lead Scotland	Lead Scotland, Linking Education and Disability, is a charity that enables disabled adults to access education and learning opportunities
Lung Ha's Theatre Company	Edinburgh-based performing arts company specialising in providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities
Project Ability	A visual arts organisation providing opportunities for people with learning disabities and adults with an experience of mental illness.  The company has also developed long-term links with Glasgow's black and minority ethnic communities
Scottish Artists Network	The Scottish Artists' Network website is a directory of Scottish based learning disabled artists and the visual arts organisations which support them.
Sounds of Progress	A music training and theatre production company dedicated to high quality involvement, experience and performance that brings development for people of all abilities and all ages
UPDATE	UPDATE is Scotland's National Disability Information Service. It aims to provide quality of life for disabled people in Scotland by enabling information providers to offer accurate, up to date and relevant disability-related information.
National Disability Arts Forum	NDAF provides the latest national and international news in the field of Disability arts, contacts, services, links and artwork

Arts and health

Artfull	Artfull is a distinct arts strategy-in-action. It is a national initiative that makes explicit the link between the arts and mental health, a practical acknowledgement of the intrinsic power of the arts to foster individual, family and community mental health, well-being and participation in society. (This project has now been mainstreamed into the equalities department of The Scottish Arts Council)
Art in Healthcare	Art in Healthcare is a forward-thinking arts-in-health organisation that works with hospital communities to create opportunities for patients, visitors and staff to enjoy and engage with the visual arts.
Artlink Central	Established in February 1988, Artlink Central aims to enable a wide range of marginalised and special needs groups to access high quality arts projects
Artlink (Edinburgh and the Lothians)	Artlink (Edinburgh and the Lothians) has been supporting opportunity and choice in the arts for people with disability since 1984, running a variety of short and long term arts programmes in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Clowndoctors	Launched in 2005 to accompany the Clowndoctors art-in-health programme, the site provides an additional point of contact and information for children who have enjoyed meeting the Clowndoctors
Functionsuite	Functionsuite is an Artlink-initiated project which regards the hospital as a community and provides a space for exchange between members of this community and artists
Gordon Forum for the Arts	The Gordon Forum distributes small grants to individuals and organisations on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council.  The forum is funded by an annual grant from Aberdeenshire Council and income from annual subscriptions
Hearts&Minds	Based in Edinburgh, Hearts&Minds aims to promote the quality of life for people in hospital and hospice care through the performing arts by delivering participative arts-in-health programmes
Well Scotland	'Well Scotland' is dedicated to communicating the work of the Scottish Executive's National Programme for Improving the Mental Health and Well-Being of Scotland's Population, which was launched in October 2001
Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust	With information on the new Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital (RACH) and Grampian Hospitals Art Trust (GHAT).  GHAT was formed in 1985 to acquire works of art for the corridors of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.  It has grown to become the largest collection of contemporary art in healthcare in the UK
NHS Grampian Endowment Fund	The NHS Grampian Endowment Fund holds funds in trust which are used to fund a range of items such as additional amenities for patients and staff, equipment and research.  It is in addition to, and separate from, the money used to provid core health services
NSF Scotland	National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland) works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of those affected by schizophrenia and other mental illness, including families and carers
Project Ability	A visual arts organisation providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities and adults with an experience of mental illness.  The company has also developed long-term links with Glasgow's black and minority ethnic communities
Art in Hospital	Art in Hospital provides an extensive ongoing programmme of visual arts in hospitals and nursing homes in and around the city of Glasgow
Scottish Association for Mental Health	The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) operates a range of services across Scotland for people with mental health problems.  It also strives to influence public policy as it affects people with mental health problems