Vicky Ackroyd (@vickyackroyd) 's Twitter Profile
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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linkhttp://www.totallyinclusivepeople.com calendar_today20-03-2012 11:09:47

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Ben Wilson 👨‍🦯 (@benjaminewilson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why not make your New Year's resolution to always add alt text image description to your tweets? It's a little thing that makes the world of difference to Visually impaired and blind people like me

Frances Ryan (@drfrancesryan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not going to do a big 2022 round-up but I will say that this was my favourite thing I wrote this year (and I loved hearing all your thoughts about the series). theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Vicky Ackroyd (@vickyackroyd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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!

Epic night audio describing #TheAwakening for <a href="/LEEDS_2023/">LEEDS 2023</a> 
Apart from the incredible acts (and special thanks to <a href="/testamentonline/">Testament</a> and <a href="/denmarccreary/">Denmarc Creary</a> for leaving a pause for me to describe them!) but the care and support for us as access providers was utterly wonderful. Thank you!
Richard Kramer 🇺🇦 (@richardkramer_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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…

Vicky Ackroyd (@vickyackroyd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Always a pleasure to work with this glorious team. So proud of this, and there are even much comfier headsets to use too, so if that put you off before - give it a try!

Vicky Ackroyd (@vickyackroyd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking forward to creating the #AudioDescription for this!!! It’s an evocative, short black and white film of 8 dancers, in pairs, wearing black, dancing in Kirkstall Abbey.

Frances Ryan (@drfrancesryan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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.

Frances Ryan (@drfrancesryan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From the Jeremy Vine Show to The Telegraph front page, the British media has unleashed a new era of vilifying disabled benefit claimants. “Should we leave the disabled to starve to death?” is just legitimate debate. My col. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Previews done for #TheGifting - what an absolute pleasure it’s been to work with this gorgeous #AccessTeam and the amazing folks LEEDS 2023 and SlungLow There are loads of #captioned, #BSLinterpreted and #AudioDescribed shows but this is the only time we’ll all be together!

Previews done for #TheGifting - what an absolute pleasure it’s been to work with this gorgeous #AccessTeam and the amazing folks <a href="/LEEDS_2023/">LEEDS 2023</a>  and <a href="/SlungLow/">SlungLow</a> 
There are loads of #captioned, #BSLinterpreted and #AudioDescribed shows but this is the only time we’ll all be together!
Ben Wilson 👨‍🦯 (@benjaminewilson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This. As per usual Sarah is very wise. The silence from other artistic leaders and supposed allies to disable artists on this issue has been overwhelming and so disappointing.

The Stage (@thestage) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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…