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Scattering of remains of Crow’s Figures is ‘a mark in the sand’ on austerity

By John Pring on 29th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Scattering of remains of Crow’s Figures is ‘a mark in the sand’ on austerity
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A disabled artist-activist has scattered the ground-up remains of 650 clay human figures into the Bristol Channel, in the last stage of a project to demonstrate the real-life impact of austerity. Liz Crow said this final stage of the We Are […]

Anger after equality campaign rewards Premier League club that fails access test

By John Pring on 15th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Anger after equality campaign rewards Premier League club that fails access test
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Disabled campaigners are furious that an organisation that fights discrimination in football has given a prestigious equality award to one of the world’s richest football clubs, Chelsea, despite its continuing refusal to provide enough seats for wheelchair-users. It is the second […]

ELECTION 2015: Cameron’s visit from ‘human cost of austerity’ project

By John Pring on 6th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

ELECTION 2015: Cameron’s visit from ‘human cost of austerity’ project
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A disabled artist-activist’s project to “make visible the human cost of austerity” in the run-up to tomorrow’s general election has visited the prime minister’s constituency, home to one of the most high-profile victims of his government’s austerity programme. Liz Crow’s We Are […]

Tserkezie moves from Balamory’s village shop to TV production

By John Pring on 24th April 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Tserkezie moves from Balamory’s village shop to TV production
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One of the country’s best-known disabled actors is hoping that her own TV production company will create more roles for disabled performers, and nurture talent from the north-east of England. Kim Tserkezie, from Newcastle, is best-known for her former role as […]

DWP carries out threat to ban questions from Disability News Service

By John Pring on 17th April 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

DWP carries out threat to ban questions from Disability News Service
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has carried out its threat to stop answering any questions from the country’s only disability news agency. DWP’s chief press officer (disability) had previously warned that he and his staff would stop dealing with […]

‘Assisted Suicide: The Musical’ gets Unlimited seal of approval

By John Pring on 27th March 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Assisted Suicide: The Musical’ gets Unlimited seal of approval
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A leading disabled artist and activist is hoping that securing funding to develop a musical about assisted suicide from a prestigious disability arts programme might help “tip the balance” in the continuing campaign to oppose legalisation. Liz Carr is one of […]

Crow’s mud figures will make visible the human cost of austerity

By John Pring on 27th March 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Crow’s mud figures will make visible the human cost of austerity
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A disabled artist-activist is about to begin sculpting 650 figures out of river mud, in a bid to “make visible the human cost of austerity” in the run-up to the general election. Liz Crow’s We Are Figures project will see her […]

Access to Work reforms will make arts ‘less diverse’, says Graeae

By John Pring on 20th March 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Access to Work reforms will make arts ‘less diverse’, says Graeae
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Reforms to the government scheme that supports disabled people at work will make the arts “less diverse at every level”, according to the country’s leading disabled-led theatre company. Graeae said the new Access to Work (AtW) rules would “terminate the careers […]

Two city buildings ‘design out disabled visitors’ by scrapping blue badge spaces

By John Pring on 6th March 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Two city buildings ‘design out disabled visitors’ by scrapping blue badge spaces
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Two major cultural institutions in Manchester have been criticised for “designing out disabled people” by removing all of their on-site blue badge parking spaces during multi-million pound renovation programmes. Manchester Central Library and the Whitworth art gallery, part of the University […]

Mayor defends Liberty date switch

By John Pring on 6th March 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Mayor defends Liberty date switch
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London’s mayor has been forced to defend the decision to change the date of the capital’s annual disability arts festival, and to move it from a Saturday to a Sunday. Some disabled artists fear that the move could damage visitor numbers, […]

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