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Captions could be next step forward for access at music venues

By John Pring on 31st January 2014 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport, News Archive

Captions could be next step forward for access at music venues
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Music venues and festivals could soon be offering captions beside the stage so that deaf customers can follow a band’s lyrics as they are being sung and enjoy the banter between songs, according to a user-led charity. Attitude is Everything (AiE) […]

Nearly all disabled music fans ‘face discrimination’ when buying tickets

By John Pring on 31st January 2014 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport, News Archive

Nearly all disabled music fans ‘face discrimination’ when buying tickets
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Nine in 10 disabled people felt discriminated against when they bought tickets to watch live music, because the booking system they had to  deal with was so inaccessible, according to a new report by a pioneering user-led charity. Nearly half of […]

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