The information below comes from the Access Arts constitution and clarifies the principles and objectives of the organisation.

5. Principles
1. The principles of *the association are that *persons with a disability and persons with a "disadvantage whatever the origin, nature, type or degree of disability or disadvantage:
1. are individuals who have the inherent right of respect for their human worth and dignity;
2. have the same basic human rights as other members of Australian society;
3. have the same rights as other members of Australian society to realise their individual capacities for physical, social, emotional and intellectual development;
4. have the same rights as other members of Australian society to services which will support their attaining a reasonable quality of life;
5. have the same rights as other members of Australian society to participate in the decisions which affect their lives;
6. have the same right of pursuit of any grievance in relation to services as have other members of Australian society; and
7. have the same right as other members of Australian society to receive those services in a manner which results in the least restriction of their rights and opportunities.

6. Objects
1. The objects of *the association are:
1. to provide an opportunity for *persons with a disability and *persons with a disadvantage to have access to and to participate in the creative arts;
2. to provide a structured program of services to achieve object (a) and to integrate the program with other community services;
3. to tailor the services to meet the individual goals and needs of *persons with a disability and *persons with a disadvantage;
4. to achieve positive outcomes for *persons with a disability and *persons with a disadvantage including increased independence, employment opportunities and integration into the community;
5. to foster the innate creativity that *the association believes all people possess - through *arts activities and events which will fully involve the disabled community and integrate where possible with the existing community *arts activities;
6. to research the existing facilities and venues where activities are presently conducted and other areas of concern to *persons with a disability and *persons with a disadvantage regarding participation in the arts;
7. to identify where accessibility to the arts could be improved for *persons with a disability and *persons with a disadvantage in the Queensland community;
8. to contribute to ensuring that the conditions of the everyday life of *persons with a disability and *persons with a disadvantage are the same as, or similar to, norms and patterns which are valued in the general community.

7. User Rights
1. The users of *the association's services have the right to:
1. become a *member;
2. personal assessment and programming;
3. choice concerning their involvement in *the association's programs;
4. access to age appropriate programs;
5. cultural appropriateness of programs;
6. input into program design;
7. responsiveness and sensitivity in terms of service delivery and program design;
8. opportunities for integration into the arts in the broader community;
9. opportunities for ongoing skills development in the arts;
10. special provision to support people with particular needs;
11. access to and participation in the arts;
12. access to the best possible resources that *the association can provide;
13. access to information in their own files;
14. confidentiality of information held by *the association;
15. advocacy and support within the organisation;
16. support to integrate into *arts activities in the community;
17. expect that a positive image of *persons with a disability be generated by *the association in all its dealings;
18. air grievances about any aspect of the organisation through the management committee;
19. a mutually appointed adjudicator is to be appointed if the grievances cannot be resolved within the organisation;
20. have support provided to be involved with education and training workshops involving advocacy, decision making, participation in committees and responsibility of representation.