£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…
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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…
Guide launched to help describe artworks for blind people
A new describing art guide aims to support art galleries and museums to make their collections more accessible for blind and parti…
AHRC funds research into blind people’s experience of art
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded £250k for research into how blind people experience art in museu…
Fund for disabled artists worth £600,000 opens
Disabled artists will be able to apply for a share of £600,000 to bring their ideas to life. A total of 14 awards will be ma…
Scottish project explores experiences of autistic adults
A new seven-month creative project hopes to highlight the experiences of older autistic adults with learning difficulties in Scotl…
Ethnic diversity of ACE workforce in decline
Arts Council England's annual report of 2022/23 registers a decrease in ethnic diversity of its staff, while percentage of dis…
Survey to examine accessibility of environmental initiatives
New research will explore how access to music and live events for disabled people can become more environmentally sustainable. Jul…
Government wants more autism-friendly cultural programmes
Proposals for the government's forthcoming Disability Action Plan include plans to encourage more autism-friendly programmes i…
Spotlight on new NPOs: Unlimited
Over the past two years, Unlimited has undergone massive change. From a programme to an independent organisation and now an NPO, i…
Do you cater for neurodiversity?
Not all disabilities are visible. So to make your digital spaces more accessible for neurodivergent users, writes Ell Powell, ther…
Understanding the needs of disabled artists
In the last in our series on widening participation, Diana Niepce writes: Two burnouts a year is not sustainable for anyone, but&n…
New programme to boost disabled and neurodiverse leadership
A team of learning disabled and autistic creatives from Access All Areas have banded together to create a new national arts progra…
Graeae reopens artist development programme
Theatre company Graeae has reopened applications to its artist development programme for disabled creatives, Beyond. Deaf, disable…
Accessible art trail for young wheelchair users announced
A UK charity for young wheelchair users is creating the country's first step-free art trail this summer. Whizz-Kidz will prese…
Virtual museum celebrates Paralympic artefacts
A 3D virtual museum is set is to launch this week, showcasing objects from the National Paralympic Heritage Trust (NPHT). The Digi…
Why are disabled people asked to work for nothing?
In a survey of disabled arts professionals, Unlimited found 87% had been asked to do something for nothing. Lucy Peters asks Jo Ve…
