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Theatre company marks 25 years with new emphasis on visually-impaired leaders

By John Pring on 23rd June 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Theatre company marks 25 years with new emphasis on visually-impaired leaders
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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 […]

Survey shows discrimination and abuse experienced by disabled fans at away matches

By John Pring on 2nd June 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Survey shows discrimination and abuse experienced by disabled fans at away matches
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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 […]

Concern over offensive LGBT+ comments at access awards event

By John Pring on 19th May 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Concern over offensive LGBT+ comments at access awards event
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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 […]

Access card wins prestigious innovation award

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Access card wins prestigious innovation award
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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 […]

Mural brings disabled people and asylum-seekers together

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Mural brings disabled people and asylum-seekers together
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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 […]

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights
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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 […]

Football review by Tory MP makes one mention of disabled people in 162 pages

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Football review by Tory MP makes one mention of disabled people in 162 pages
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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 […]

Paralympians tell MPs of concerns over access to grassroots facilities

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Paralympians tell MPs of concerns over access to grassroots facilities
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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 […]

Disability History Month launches with talk of hotels, sex and French peasants

By John Pring on 25th November 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disability History Month launches with talk of hotels, sex and French peasants
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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 […]

Lizzie Emeh: ‘Remarkable legacy’ left by pioneering disabled artist

By John Pring on 18th November 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Lizzie Emeh: ‘Remarkable legacy’ left by pioneering disabled artist
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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 […]

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