ACE commits to swifter reporting of sector diversity data
Arts Council England (ACE) has said it will review the way it analyses and publishes diversity data following a significant slowdo…
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ACE invests further in disability book project
Arts Council England (ACE) has confirmed further funding for the next stage of the Reflecting Disability project. The project, led…
Arts Council Ireland to join All In
All In, the access scheme for creativity and culture, will be available to an additional 1.1m disabled people in Ireland with Arts…
Pilot project plans to make collections more accessible
A research project is supporting a set of museums and galleries to make their collections more accessible for people with disabili…
Disability-led charity chosen to develop accessibility standards
Attitude is Everything has previously established a Live Events Access Charter to support venues and events to improve accessibili…
Arts manifesto says ‘accessible on paper’ is not good enough
A new guide designed to help arts organisations make meaningful changes to improve accessibility says venues need to 'look fur…
Career optimism falls in workers from diverse backgrounds
Under-represented creative industries workers – those who are Black, Asian, ethnically diverse, disabled or from low socioec…
Stagetext secures funding for outreach work in the South East
Stagetext, a Colchester-based deaf access charity, has received a £20,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund. Th…
Best practice in digital accessibility
The Space has convened an Accessibility Working Group to support the sector to work in more inclusive and accessible ways. One of…
Theatre accessibility for hearing aid users
The National’s Head of Access David Bellwood explains how the theatre prioritises accessibility, working with manufacturers…
Deaf pupils to receive Shakespeare resources
Teaching resources to make Shakespeare more accessible for deaf students are being sent to all deaf schools in the UK. The British…
Music-making programme for disabled children extended
The OHMI Music-Makers programme will now be available for schools in Central Bedfordshire, Southampton and Liverpool.
Disabled artists and companies awarded £700,000
Disabled arts commissioner Unlimited says funding awards will help showcase the 'vibrant spectrum of disabled artists across t…
ACE to consider long-term future of race and disability groups
The public funding body's National Council will explore how its race and disability groups can 'continue to develop',…
West Yorkshire launches access scheme for cultural venues
The initiative is the first of a raft of measures that form a £2.3m support package for West Yorkshire’s creative sect…
£500k capital funding for Colchester’s Mercury Theatre
The theatre, which reopened in 2021 after a £11.9m refurbishment, will use the money to create new rehearsal and meetin…
In defence of trigger warnings
The colossal efforts to advance and champion diversity and accessibility in the sector are undermined by negative press criticisin…
Edinburgh Deaf Festival ‘facing funding crisis’
Organisers say losing the festival would mean fewer opportunities for deaf artists to fulfil their potential.
Vault Festival finds new home
The organisation behind Vault Festival has announced plans to move into a new venue in central London to host its next festival in…
Wave of change in disabled-led theatre
This week a trio of plays opens at Live Theatre Newcastle in which, for the first time, every show is captioned. For Vici Wreford-…
Buying a ticket shouldn’t be a performance
Andrew Miller recently spent hours trying to book a ticket but, with the rollout of a new access scheme, he hopes his travails and…
ACE outlines plans for disability access scheme
Access scheme for disabled audiences will launch next year, based on the existing Hynt access card initiative already up and runni…
Dementia friendly opera
A collaboration between The Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory and The Music Troupe aims to make opera dementia friendly. …
Disabled and starting out?
Unlimited provides roles for disabled people in the arts, starting at entry level. Jo Verrent reflects on her first job in the cul…
