
Vicky Ackroyd
@vickyackroyd
Access Champion! Audio describer at various northern theatres & working with Mind the Gap and other amazing folks supporting access! I like tea! she/her
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http://www.totallyinclusivepeople.com 20-03-2012 11:09:47
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SUCH a great day and bonus time (and wisdom) with Ben Wilson 👨‍🦯 too!! Always a pleasure!



Epic night audio describing #TheAwakening for LEEDS 2023 Apart from the incredible acts (and special thanks to Testament and Denmarc Creary for leaving a pause for me to describe them!) but the care and support for us as access providers was utterly wonderful. Thank you!


Driver only trains, unstaffed stations, and no ramps, leaves disabled passengers facing restrictions at one in 10 railway stations. It means that disabled people are treated as as the lowest priority. having to endure appalling constant service failures. theguardian.com/society/2023/f…






I’m sure this had the best intentions as an act of friendship but… it’s classic non-disabled gaze. A wheelchair is the dignified way to move when you can’t walk, not a horrible thing to escape. Being lifted out of it and carried makes most of us (not all!) wince at the thought.









Director @amycleach has called for deaf actors to be cast in roles where deafness "wasn’t the writer’s intention" as she announces a new Christmas show at Leeds Playhouse, which will see a deaf performer take a leading role. Click to read 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/leeds-pla…