▁bar riers ▁that ▁we ▁can ▁begin ▁to ▁remove ▁them .' ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Creative ▁M inds ▁organ ised ▁a ▁conference ▁at ▁Bright on ▁D ome , ▁bringing ▁together ▁arts ▁organis ations , ▁ven ues , ▁produ cers , ▁critics ▁and ▁learning ▁disabled ▁artists ▁and ▁perform ers . ▁Arts ▁critic ▁B ella ▁Tod d ▁discussed ▁the ▁issues ▁raised : ▁' It ’ s ▁a ▁bold ▁question ▁to ▁pose , ▁especially ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁fund ing ▁cut s ▁consp ire ▁to ▁put ▁all ▁cre ative ▁organis ations ▁on ▁the ▁def ensive : ▁how ▁do ▁we ▁perce ive , ▁discuss ▁and ▁measure ▁quality ▁in ▁work ▁by ▁artists ▁with ▁learning ▁dis abilities ? .... It ▁was ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁conference , ▁in ev it ably , ▁where ▁every ▁answer ▁se eds ▁two ▁more ▁questions , ▁complicated ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁we ’ re ▁l ump ing ▁together ▁artists ▁with ▁diverse ▁dis abilities , ▁working ▁in ▁different ▁art ▁forms , ▁with ▁varying ▁levels ▁of ▁professional ▁eng agement . ▁And ▁that ’ s ▁before ▁you ▁get ▁started ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁how ▁we ▁decide ▁any ▁art ▁is ▁‘ good ’ ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁But ▁I ▁came ▁away ▁feeling ▁how ▁vital ▁it ▁is ▁that ▁we ▁do ▁have ▁this ▁conversation .' ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁first ▁conference ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁four ▁more , ▁in ▁Br istol ▁( 2 0 1 4 ), ▁I ps wich ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁Manchester ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁( 2 0