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A user-led music charity has launched a major survey of disabled musicians in a bid to push for improvements to the accessibility of performing, rehearsing and recording spaces. Attitude is Everything’s (AiE) NEXT STAGE project has already secured the support of […]
More than half of disabled people who have tried to buy tickets for live music events have had to call premium-rate phone numbers to arrange access, according to a new survey. Four-fifths of those surveyed said they had experienced problems with […]
The country’s smaller live music venues will be encouraged to make access improvements that are within their budgets, and so open their doors to Deaf and disabled audiences and artists, thanks to a new best practice charter. The Grassroots Venue Charter […]
Disability arts organisations have missed out on a huge increase in funding that has been handed to other diverse-led groups by Arts Council England (ACE). Although there has been a significant increase in the number of disability-led arts organisations that will […]
One of the 11 new “sector champions” selected by a minister to tackle the issues disabled people face as consumers has already used the appointment to rethink his own strategy on inclusion, he has told Disability News Service. Robin Sheppard (pictured), […]
The arts sector appears to be making gradual progress on increasing the proportion of disabled people in its workforce, although many leading companies have admitted employing no disabled staff at all, a new report by the Arts Council has revealed. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Radio One DJ is seeking crowdfunding for a company that will stage live music events for disabled people and their friends… with gold-standard access. Why Not People? (WNP) has been launched by Jameela Jamil, and has backing from a number […]
A user-led disability consultancy has launched the first national card designed to ensure that disabled people can let service-providers know their specific access needs with the minimum of fuss. Nimbus hopes that its Access Card – launched this month, and costing […]