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Theatre company marks 25 years with new emphasis on visually-impaired leaders

By John Pring on 23rd June 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Theatre company marks 25 years with new emphasis on visually-impaired leaders
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A disabled-led theatre company is marking its 25th anniversary by launching a new three-year focus on addressing the lack of visually-impaired leaders in the industry. Extant will also be working with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) to research and evaluate […]

Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest
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Disabled activists have said they are prepared to break the law, and even go to prison, if the government succeeds in bringing in new legislation that will crack down on the right to protest. Dolly Sen and Ellen Clifford were speaking […]

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights
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A leading disability arts organisation has called on the Welsh government to provide new cultural and international rights for disabled people. Disability Arts Cymru, the leading organisation for disability arts in Wales, spoke out as it launched a new manifesto: Bring […]

Government has shown disabled people ‘active contempt’ during pandemic, festival hears

By John Pring on 21st October 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Government has shown disabled people ‘active contempt’ during pandemic, festival hears
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The pandemic has seen a “deliberate marginalisation” of disabled people by a UK government that has shown them “active contempt”, a leading disabled artist-activist has told a festival. Jess Thom told the disabled-led Neurostages arts festival in Glasgow that many of […]

Pandemic ‘has left disabled artists in shockingly fragile’ position

By John Pring on 27th May 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Pandemic ‘has left disabled artists in shockingly fragile’ position
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The pandemic has left disabled people who work in the arts and culture sector in a “shockingly fragile” position, according to the campaign group behind a new survey. The results of the survey, carried out by the UK Disability Arts Alliance, […]

‘Vaccine passport’ scheme is ‘deeply troubling’, say disabled artists

By John Pring on 1st April 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Vaccine passport’ scheme is ‘deeply troubling’, say disabled artists
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Disability arts organisations fear that possible government plans to set up a “vaccine passport” scheme could undermine the rights of disabled artists, workers and audiences. Members of the #WeShallNotBeRemoved campaign warned this week that any such scheme could infringe disabled people’s […]

Tributes paid to ‘irreplaceable’ and ‘irrepressible’ Sian Vasey

By John Pring on 15th October 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tributes paid to ‘irreplaceable’ and ‘irrepressible’ Sian Vasey
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Disabled activists have paid tribute this week to Sian Vasey – a much-loved, “multi-layered activist” who played a “pivotal role” in the disabled people’s movement for more than 40 years – who died last week. A stream of messages on social […]

Round-up: Failing justice system, arts leaders speak out, and Scotland’s shielding caution

By John Pring on 11th June 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Round-up: Failing justice system, arts leaders speak out, and Scotland’s shielding caution
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The criminal justice system is failing many disabled people and needs reform to ensure they receive a fair trial, according to a new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The watchdog said the system in England, Wales and […]

Round-up: Furlough flaws, COVID funds, podcast drama… and appeal for musicians

By John Pring on 28th May 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Round-up: Furlough flaws, COVID funds, podcast drama… and appeal for musicians
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New research shows that more than four in ten people who have been told to “shield” at home because they are “extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19 have lost at least a fifth of their income since the pandemic crisis began. The research, […]

Disappointment at mayor’s scaled-back plans for Liberty arts festival

By John Pring on 17th October 2019 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disappointment at mayor’s scaled-back plans for Liberty arts festival
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Disabled artists have expressed disappointment at the mayor of London’s scaled-back plans for the capital’s annual disability arts festival, which has continued to shrink in size since its heyday in the mid-2000s. Liberty was originally launched by Ken Livingstone in 2003 […]

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