▁of ▁people ▁with ▁a ▁learning ▁dis ability ▁in ▁the ▁arts , ▁man aging ▁projects ▁by ▁and ▁for ▁learning ▁disabled ▁people , ▁thus ▁en abling ▁them ▁' to ▁develop ▁and ▁manage ▁their ▁cre ative ▁lives , ▁true ▁to ▁their ▁voice ▁and ▁vision , ▁challeng ing ▁expect ations ▁of ▁what ▁great ▁art ▁is ▁and ▁who ▁can ▁create ▁it .' ▁Car ousel ▁works ▁in ▁music , ▁radio , ▁performance , ▁digital ▁media ▁and ▁film . ▁In iti atives ▁include ▁the ▁international ▁O ska ▁Bright ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁Creative ▁M inds , ▁a ▁national ▁conversation ▁about ▁learning ▁dis ability ▁arts . ▁ ▁High ▁Sp in ▁One ▁of ▁Car ousel ' s ▁first ▁projects ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁integrated ▁dance ▁company , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁perform ers ▁had ▁learning ▁dis abilities . ▁This ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁The ▁Car ousel ▁Dance ▁Company ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁High ▁Sp in . ▁In grid ▁Ash berry , ▁High ▁Sp in ' s ▁art istic ▁director , ▁told ▁the ▁rev iewer ▁An nie ▁Well s , ▁' E ns uring ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁' perform er - led ' ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁an ▁overrid ing ▁priority . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁in - house ▁ch ore ograph er ▁as ▁such ▁and ▁the ▁d anc ers ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁draw ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁experiences , ▁explore ▁their ▁own ▁ideas ▁and ▁evol ve ▁their ▁own ▁movement .' ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁ch ore ograph ers ▁L iz