Arts Council England has committed £5.3m to a scheme aimed at developing greater resilience among organisations contributing…

A new commissioning round focuses on access and diversity in a bid to address issues raised in the White Paper and Warwick Commiss…

Two years after hosting its first dementia friendly performance, West Yorkshire Playhouse has released a best-practice guide to pu…

Bon Culture has apologised after physical access issues and high ticket costs prompted anger at its conference last week. 

Following shocking access at the Theatre 2016 conference, Andrew Miller asks: is this why so few disabled people work in theatre?

MPs have heard from an academic in favour of introducing national museum entrance fees, but been warned by Sir Neil MacGregor to &…

Arts Council England is scrabbling to restore access to its archive but is planning to reinstate only “relevant” selec…

How many theatres offer audio description services to blind and partially sighted people? Matthew Cock carried out some research a…

Following the success of relaxed theatrical performances, Chris Proctor explains how Birmingham’s Town Hall & Symphony H…

Make full use of the senses – even those you don't have: Deafinitely Theatre’s Paula Garfield explains how to crea…

Grantium, Arts Council England's £930k online portal for submitting Grants for the Arts applications online, has been br…

A continuing lack of detailed online access information is stopping deaf and disabled music fans from buying tickets.

Virtual violins and computer-based guitars need more than just the right sounds if they’re to work for deaf musicians. Richa…

Targeted mentoring, leadership courses and masterclass events are to be provided to artists from diverse backgrounds in the city.

Physical access and social isolation emerge as key factors linked to a decline in arts engagement among older people.

Being disability-friendly isn’t just about physical accessibility. Alistair McDonald explains how Chase Park festival ensure…

Recognising that it “must do more” to encourage diversity in the arts, Arts Council England has announced four new div…

When Torbay’s annual Agatha Christie Week was expanded into a major literature festival things took an unexpected turn. Anna…

A new guide, published by the Alzheimer’s Society, provides practical advice to arts organisations seeking to make their bui…

Linda Jasper reveals how U.Dance festival got more young disabled performers involved than ever before.

The UK’s first captioning awareness week is to be held from 9–15 November, featuring captioned performances and live-s…

The Creative Industries Federation report into diversity in the workplace reveals that the sector is failing itself financially an…

Digital technologies offer the arts the opportunity, not only to improve access, but to enhance the experience of all audience mem…