The gallery will hold regular ‘Autism Hours’ with dimmed lights, reduced noise and break-out spaces available.

Andrew Miller, a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, shares his shocking experiences of inaccessible venues, poor se…

The UK and Poland were the only EU countries that didn’t contribute to a major new report on how arts organisations and poli…

What should people working in the arts do to support writers in their early years? Steve Dearden, co-founder of the The Writing Sq…

Graeae has successfully developed D/deaf and disabled audiences across the UK. Richard Matthews explains the principles and strate…

A series of portrait-painting events exploring and celebrating diversity engaged both live and online audiences. Mandy Fowler expl…

A new guide is aiming to increase opportunities for disabled children and young people to participate in music-making.

Be prepared to make mistakes and consider reaching out to other organisations running relaxed events, says Kate Lovell.

All audiences benefit from inclusive design, but most importantly it helps disabled and older people. Jennifer Tomkins and Jo Verr…

Angry at the continuing discrimination against disabled people as well as the inadequate access in many venues, Andrew Miller refl…

The new Artistic Director has announced a series of inclusive measures, including free tickets for drama and performing arts stude…

Sound and lighting will be adjusted and movement between the auditorium and the foyer will be encouraged to welcome people living…

How much dance does an Access and Education Projects Coordinator at Phoenix Dance Theatre actually get to see? Emily Labhart shows…

A pilot programme by National Museums Liverpool has successfully used drama to train health care professionals to support people t…

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…