As audience members, they are forced to sit in a corner or in the last row and usually cannot go to the theatre as a group because few seats are set aside for them.
As would-be performers, they often cannot even get on to a stage because of unfriendly designs.
Disabled arts lovers are speaking out in the hope that things will be different in the new West Kowloon cultural district.
'By working together, I hope the public will recognise our positive side ... we want equal opportunities,' said artist and cerebral palsy sufferer Chan Tung-mui, who paints using her left foot.
She was among three disabled artists who joined the Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong yesterday in calling on the government and developers to provide facilities for the disabled.
Association chairwoman Ida Lam Choi-chu said she was disappointed that the debate on the West Kowloon project had so far failed to mention the need to incorporate facilities for the disabled.