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A group of artists from Deaf, disabled and neurodiverse communities have been working on a project to transform accessibility. Nic…
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70% of shielding musicians facing financial hardship
The music industry is urging better financial support for shielding musicians after research found 70% are facing f…
Making content fully accessible
The shift to digital has been beneficial to many, but Ash Mann is particularly interested in what it could mean for D/deaf, disabl…
Curators of the future
Being disabled in the visual arts sector has presented galleries with serious challenges. But Mike Layward is optimistic about pro…
Enhancing artist and audience experience
Issues of access have beleaguered artists and audiences alike. Jamie Wyld explores how access streams can be used in innovative wa…
Sensory and inclusive theatre
All cultural organisations are concerned with making their work more accessible. A new report by Maria Varvarigou on sensory and i…
Half of disabled music workers don’t disclose conditions
Music industry workers are putting their health and safety at risk over fear of negative reactions and damaging their career prosp…
TV industry ‘ignorant’ of legal duties to disabled staff
Senior television workers are unaware of their legal obligations to their disabled colleagues, driving many out of the indust…
Disabled audiences will eschew venues with lax Covid rules
Two thirds would choose venues with Covid certification on entry over those taking a laissez-faire approach.
Self-taped auditions must be reformed, Equity says
A new best practice guide aims to eliminate unrealistic deadlines and overly long scripts to address auditioners’ anxieties.
National Plan for Music education revived with expert panel
DfE has resurrected the long-delayed plan as industry and researchers warn music A-levels could disappear from some regions by&nbs…
UK to create arts access card for disabled audiences
The free card will enable “seamless, barrier-free” booking to boost audiences’ confidence to return to live even…
ACE access support costs £1m during pandemic
There's no word on a long overdue upgrade to Grantium – the reason for most requests. Those providing acc…
Freedom Day? Arts organisations double down on restrictions amid vaccine passport U-turn
Venues are pleading for leniency on isolation rules that threaten to derail their reopening, but audiences remain hesitant.
Investing in disabled artists
A commissioning programme in support of disabled artists was inundated with applications. Jo Verrent says the sector must increase…
Dancers lead the arts in Queen’s Birthday Honours
More than 60 arts professionals are included in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list, the most ethnically diverse…
‘Lack of trust’ in disabled audiences’ access upon reopening
Just 7% of disabled arts professionals are in full-time employment according to a new survey that paints a "shockin…
Employment guide to ‘eliminate barriers’ for disabled people in music
The handbook aims to improve representation of disabled people in the music industry as a survey finds half have withdrawn job app…
Lockdowns push young, disabled and less educated out of creative workforce
Researchers say we should be "especially worried" about a huge drop in creatives under 25 that could lead to greate…
New initiative targets independent venue accessibility
A 12-month project to make venues safer and more inclusive raises bigger questions about how disabled artists will return to perfo…
New Year Honours salute arts workers
Slung Low’s Alan Lane, disability champion Andrew Miller and Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Moira Sinclair are among those r…
Hiring ‘emerging’ disabled artists isn’t radical
Do you think your organisation treats Deaf and disabled artists equally? Laura Guthrie says the sector’s outdated structures…
Call to boycott casting company over option to exclude disabled actors
Performers and advocates are outraged after casting directors were able to list roles as unavailable to D/deaf and…
Turning limitations into possibilities
Disabled freelancers can teach the sector a lot about how to overcome limitations to make and adapt work in new and exciting ways,…
