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Channel 4 has been criticised for hosting a panel discussion on how the media treats mental health, without inviting anyone with mental health difficulties onto the panel. The event on 17 May will mark Mental Health Awareness Week, and includes a […]
By Raya Al Jadir Disabled people have taken part in the 11th annual Blogging Against Disablism Day, sharing their “experiences observations and thoughts about disability discrimination”. Across 18 different areas, ranging from education to art and science, some bloggers shared their […]
Some of the country’s best-known disabled artists have come together in the House of Lords to celebrate a project that will tell the story of the disability arts movement. The reception marked the first year of the three-year, £1 million project […]
Bristol’s largest concert hall has defended plans to set up the country’s first centre to provide advanced training for disabled young musicians, which will not include any non-disabled students. The plans, part of a £45 million development of Colston Hall, were […]
Campaigners have cast doubt on Twitter’s commitment to protecting disabled people from vile disablist abuse on its social media platform. They spoke out after the media giant launched its new Twitter Trust and Safety Council, which it claimed would help “ensure […]
One third of venue and festival websites offer no information about the accessibility of their events, according to a biennial survey of the live music industry. Two out of three disabled music-lovers could not find the information they needed online, and […]
New funding of more than £1.5 million is set to deliver an international extension to a disability arts commissioning programme that grew out of London 2012, and help influence how disabled people are perceived in other countries. Unlimited has secured more […]
Channel 4 has pledged to double the number of disabled people appearing in 20 of its biggest TV shows this year, as part of what it is calling its Year of Disability. The broadcaster’s commitment to increase representation of disabled people […]
After 20 years heading one of Europe’s leading outdoor arts festivals, and three years after helping to direct the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Bradley Hemmings could be forgiven for resting on his laurels. But following an MBE […]
The organisation that will take Britain’s team to this summer’s Paralympics in Rio has been criticised for launching a high-profile fundraising campaign, just three years after Paralympic sport received a multi-million pound increase in funding. In December 2012, UK Sport announced […]