Dances With Wheelchairs: Inside AXIS, The Company That Puts Disabled And Able-Bodied Dancers Side By Side

"Making the case for a serious art form for dancers who use wheelchairs meant a lot of advocacy. ... 'The first 10 years we spent just trying to convince people in the bigger dance world, the funding world, that what we were doing wasn't 'just therapy,'' [said AXIS co-founder Judith Smith]. 'We really wanted to be taken seriously as a dance company.' ... Today, AXIS's work is fairly well known within the field of contemporary dance. It is less visible, however, to the general public for many reasons."

Article source here:Arts Journal