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A disabled-led theatre company is marking its 25th anniversary by launching a new three-year focus on addressing the lack of visually-impaired leaders in the industry. Extant will also be working with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) to research and evaluate […]
Hundreds of disabled football fans have described how they have been subjected to offensive songs or chants, verbal abuse and other discriminatory behaviour when following their teams to away matches. They were responding to a survey carried out by the disabled-led […]
The future of a high-profile annual access awards event has been thrown into doubt after a complaint that two of its team made offensive comments about the LGBT+ movement. At least three comments were made before and during the Blue Badge […]
A disabled-led company has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for an “innovative” system that makes it easier for disabled people to secure the adjustments they need when attending entertainment venues. Nimbus is one of just 51 businesses to be […]
Disabled people and asylum-seekers have worked together on a mural that illustrates some of the barriers they face in society, and which acts as a tribute to a disabled asylum-seeker who was murdered in 2016. The mural, on the side of […]
A leading disability arts organisation has called on the Welsh government to provide new cultural and international rights for disabled people. Disability Arts Cymru, the leading organisation for disability arts in Wales, spoke out as it launched a new manifesto: Bring […]
Disabled campaigners have said they are “extremely disappointed” at the failure of a review of football governance in England to include more than a passing mention of disabled fans. The Fan Led Review of Football Governance, published last week, was commissioned […]
Two gold medal-winning Paralympians have told MPs of the need to improve access to grassroots sports facilities for disabled people. Lauren Rowles, a double Paralympic gold medallist in rowing, and Ellie Robinson, a Paralympic gold medallist in swimming, were giving evidence […]
Leading disabled campaigners have spoken of the barriers they have faced due to invisible impairments, at the online launch of the 12th UK Disability History Month (UKDHM). This year’s month-long event, which ends on 18 December, is examining themes of invisible […]
Fellow disabled artists and colleagues have spoken this week of the “remarkable legacy” left by the pioneering singer-songwriter Lizzie Emeh, who has died at the age of 44. In 2009, Emeh became the first person with a learning difficulty to release […]