Dementia Friendly Venues Charter
The Mayor of London has launched the world’s first Dementia Friendly Venues Charter for cultural public spaces. It aims to make culture accessible to people with dementia through a range of dementia friendly resources including: Includes…
Access to Work guide from Disability Arts Online
Access to Work is an employment support programme run by the Department for Work and Pensions. Access to Work can provide grants to remove barriers disabled people face in taking on paid…
VocalEyes
Listings of art and culture events presented with audio description. For blind and visually impaired people going to theatres, museums, galleries, heritage sites and online.
Stage Text: captioned and subtitled culture listings
Listing of captioned and subtitled theatre and talks events around the UK.
DASH
Disabled led visual arts organisation. It creates opportunities for Disabled artists to develop their creative practice. These opportunities take many forms, from high quality commissions to community based workshops. Includes free online resources for artists professional development.
The Radical Queer Therapist: Collaboration Agreement
A starting point for co creating a formal agreement for an organisation and artist working together. Aiming to complement the organisation’s access policy to respond to the changing needs of visitors, staff and collaborators,…
https://www.theradicalqueertherapist.com/collaboration-agreement
Vital Capacities
Accessible, purpose built digital residency space that supports artists’ practice while engaging audiences with their work. It aims to provide an accessible online space for artists and audiences who may be limited by resources or physical barriers from…
Access Docs for Artists
Information on writing an access document for disabled artists. An access doc, or access ‘rider’, is a document that outlines your disability access needs. You might make one so that you can give it to people…
A Primer on Working With Disabled Group Members for Feminist / Activist Groups and Organisations
12 page document aimed at feminist and activist groups to better prepare for working with disabled group members. Produced in 2018 and updated in response…
National Academy for Social Prescribing
Works to promote social prescribing which connects people to practical and emotional community support. Social prescribing link workers, based in GP practices, make a shared plan with a patient and introduce people to community support.…
Dementia Friendly Venues Charter
The Dementia Friendly Venues Charter from The Mayor of London is for cultural public spaces. It aims to transform cultural venues for people living with dementia and their carers through a range of dementia friendly resources…
The Art House
50 accessible artists studios in Wakefield hosting disabled and able bodied artists, makers, and creative businesses. Also includes exhibition spaces, on site accessible accommodation for creatives, a shop, a coffee house, meeting rooms and event spaces for…
ActionSpace
ActionSpace is London’s leading development agency for artists with learning disabilities. ActionSpace supports, advocates and promotes diversity within the contemporary visual arts sector. All of their work is focused towards enabling artists with learning disabilities to have a professional…
Art et al.
Network of neurodivergent, intellectually, and learning disabled artists from supported studios with international peers, arts professionals, and audiences. Activities include commissioned critical writing and exhibitions.
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
Alliance of disabled artists and arts organisations focussed on disabled arts practice in the UK. Network was formed in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. Campaigns for and supports D/deaf, neurodivergent and disabled artists and organisations working with and…
Outside In
Outside In provides a platform for artists who see themselves as facing barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance or isolation. Outside In’s work covers artist development, exhibitions and training. Their activities aim to…
Disability Arts Online
Disability led organisation set up to advance disability arts through their journal. They give disabled artists a platform to blog and share thoughts and images describing artistic practice and projects. Listings cover disability arts and culture related events and…
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary
This annual bursary for deaf and disabled artists working in the visual arts has been established in memory of Adam Reynolds by Shape in collaboration with his friends and family. Each year the bursary will be…