News about our work and the voices of disabled audience members, artists and professionals.
News
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Update on the Live Events Access Charter Pilot
The revamped Charter is undergoing a pilot programme with a range of venues and festivals across the UK, and they’ve shared some of their feedback so far.
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Next Stage Snapshot: Insights from music creators with access needs
In late 2023, we asked a group 71 Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent music creators to share their experiences in applying for funding, promoting their music, and performing live.
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Reclaiming narratives for rest in the music industry
Three Black disabled artists joined us online for a brillant panel event discussing rest in the music industry.
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Why are we making changes to the Charter?
The Live Events Access Charter is a framework, toolkit, and assessment process for the live events and music industry, focussed on accessibility. It’s getting a revamp!
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Reclaiming narratives: Black British jazz
Black History Month 2024 is all about reclaiming narratives, and we thought it fit to dive into the story of Black British jazz.
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GAUNT: Transforming music and art through accessibility
“Maybe that’s how I can straddle the line with music and art in a way that I can carve my own thing.”
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Building inclusive arts: The Creative Medway Accessibility Pledge
The Creative Medway Accessibility Pledge aims to empower local venues and events to improve access for disabled audiences, artists, and professionals in the creative sector.
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Exploring access as an audience member: Taking essential items into live music events
Complete our survey to share your experience as an audience member who manage their access needs by taking in essential items into live music events.
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All In appoints Attitude is Everything to create UK’s first accessibility standards for creativity and culture
All In aims to remove the barriers faced by D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people when booking and attending creative and cultural events.
Voices
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Artist Voices: Louis Cross
“It’s important not to shy away from telling people about your disability.”
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Artist Voices: Emzae
“I would like to see more prominent voices encouraging and showing artists that it is possible to have a successful career whilst putting your health and wellbeing first.”
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Artist Voices: T. E. Yates
“I was ready for this a long time ago but, as an autistic person, the opportunities didn’t seem to come up.”
