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DaDa’s 40th anniversary arts festival will be ‘rage-filled’ demonstration of battle for disability equality

By John Pring on 10th October 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

DaDa’s 40th anniversary arts festival will be ‘rage-filled’ demonstration of battle for disability equality
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A disability arts organisation that became an “international game-changer” is to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a “rage”-filled international festival programme, to demonstrate how disabled people still often face neglect and discrimination. DaDa has chosen “RAGE” as the theme for next year’s […]

England’s Euros run saw rise in ‘deeply offensive’ online comments

By John Pring on 18th July 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

England’s Euros run saw rise in ‘deeply offensive’ online comments
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England’s Euro 2024 run to the final was accompanied by a “deeply concerning” rise in disablist social media posts, many of them aimed at England players and their manager, say campaigners. The disabled-led charity Level Playing Field (LPF), which represents disabled […]

Police investigate security guard ‘who tried to push man with electronic implant through metal detector’

By John Pring on 20th June 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Police investigate security guard ‘who tried to push man with electronic implant through metal detector’
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Police are investigating claims that a security guard tried to force a disabled man through a metal detector outside a sports stadium, even though he had been told he had an electronic implant and it could cause him serious injury. Oliver […]

Spring tour for austerity installation on DWP deaths that was inspired by war photographers

By John Pring on 18th April 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Spring tour for austerity installation on DWP deaths that was inspired by war photographers
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A spring tour of an award-winning installation is set to expose how the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) caused “devastating violence” and led to countless deaths of benefit claimants in the austerity years. The mixed reality installation […]

Report highlights access barriers imposed by sustainability efforts at live events

By John Pring on 29th February 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Report highlights access barriers imposed by sustainability efforts at live events
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A new report aims to ensure that efforts by organisers of festivals and other live events to address the climate crisis do not impose further access barriers on disabled people.  The idea for the project came from Suzanne Bull (pictured), founder […]

US fitness chain scraps disabled campaigner’s reasonable adjustments… then apologises for the ‘inconvenience’

By John Pring on 15th February 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

US fitness chain scraps disabled campaigner’s reasonable adjustments… then apologises for the ‘inconvenience’
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A luxury US chain that suddenly removed the reasonable adjustments that allowed a disabled campaigner to take part in its “spin” fitness classes has been accused of breaching equality laws. Rebecca Ogbonna (pictured) had been attending sessions at the Soho and […]

‘Outrage’ at Globe’s decision to cast non-disabled actor as Richard III

By John Pring on 1st February 2024 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Outrage’ at Globe’s decision to cast non-disabled actor as Richard III
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Disabled members of the theatre and arts communities have told a London theatre they are “outraged and disappointed” by its decision to cast an actor without a physical impairment in the role of Shakespeare’s Richard III. They have described the decision […]

Music festival operator signs legal agreement after multiple access failings

By John Pring on 30th November 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Music festival operator signs legal agreement after multiple access failings
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The UK’s leading music festival operator has been forced to sign a legal agreement with the equality watchdog after serious access failings at events it ran both this summer and last year. Live Nation, which runs Festival Republic, has signed a […]

New bill should lead to strict quotas on access services for streaming platforms

By John Pring on 23rd November 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

New bill should lead to strict quotas on access services for streaming platforms
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A new government bill should lead to streaming services having to meet strict quotas on providing programmes with audio description, subtitles and audio description for the first time, but disabled journalists say the legislation should do more to tackle inequality. MPs […]

Survey finds ‘troubling’ rise in abuse of disabled supporters

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Survey finds ‘troubling’ rise in abuse of disabled supporters
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A new survey has uncovered “concerning” increases in the impact of verbal abuse, inaccessible public transport and lack of support from staff on the ability of disabled supporters to enjoy live sport. The annual survey by the disabled-led charity Level Playing […]

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