Great launch for Spaces of Joy. Great opportunity too.

Great opportunity for D/deaf, disabled & neurodiverse people from across the UK to influence the development of an exciting new national arts access scheme. Find out more about this paid role from Arts Council England closing 12 May here: isw.changeworknow.co.uk/arts_council_e… Pls share!

An important reminder from Sophie Castell that access to arts and culture is a vital & essential part of life. But as We Shall Not Be Removed warned back in 2020, the pandemic has created a 2 tier society which risks excluding many CEV/disabled people & mitigations are still needed #EndAbleism

"ONS has concluded that a large part of the overall heightened risk of death from Covid is because disabled people are “disproportionately exposed to a broad range of generally disadvantageous circumstances compared with non-disabled people”. Yup!

Tune in for #TheQuips a timely broadcast exploring queer and disabled experiences in the time of COVID. CUTTER // NASH present an experimental blend of music, poetry and interviews live on YouTube via DisabilityArtsOnline - Mon 23 May, 8pm. Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cutter-nash-…

Join us! We’re looking for 3 people with a passion for #inclusion and a desire to contribute to arts-based social change to join our #BoardOfDorectors. Applications close 27th June. Recruitment pack available in #LargePrint & #Audio versions from formidability.org/copy-of-who-ar…

So disappointed that Serpentine have compromised access to their South Gallery. Replacing flat-entry access with a temporary steep-step & call-for-a-ramp arrangement is not access at all. So I missed out seeing this serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/domin… #7InclusivePrinciples #AccessMatters

Announced: the BFI appoints Clare Baines in the newly created role of Disability Equality Lead, furthering the BFI’s ambitions to open up access for disabled people across the screen industries, in cinemas and internally at the BFI theb.fi/3mFftq0

Disabled professionals are always being asked to do something for nothing in the cultural sector whether its access, advice, governance or work. Our friends at UNLIMITED want to do something about it. Fill in their short survey here

It was particularly noteworthy that over 13% of ERF funds went to disabled led organisations & individuals with a success rate of nearly 80%. The fund made a vital contribution to ensuring we were not removed #WeShallNotBeRemoved Arts Council England

A useful reminder from @DisArtsInt of the We Shall Not Be Removed pandemic-related resources still available online #WeShallNotBeRemoved #7InclusivePrinciples

82% of respondents to the 2021 We Shall Not Be Removed survey expressed concern about the maintenance of provision of access for disabled audiences through reopening. Despite our warnings, the cultural sector didn't listen, so these 'findings' are of little surprise. #WeShallNotBeRemoved

With signs of disabled and neurodiverse artists beginning to gain recognition in the art world, will we see an increase in institutional concern for accessibility and the participation of disabled audiences, artists and workers alike? ow.ly/2UJG50JIGo4

'Living with Covid' was only ever a plan to spread Covid, which means continued isolation for many disabled/CEV people. "Trying to avoid the virus in a country that has forgone all safety measures means risking your life when you pop to the shops". Frances Ryan

'When non-disabled actors play #Richardiii, @Arthur_Hughes1 explains, “it’s artifice, it’s a prosthetic, it’s a shadow of what it means to be a disabled person in this world”. It does a disservice to an audience & to disabled people'. This performance calls time on cripping up

BREAKING: Number of UK Covid deaths passes 200,000, ONS data shows theguardian.com/world/2022/jul…

In the week we passed the grim toll of 200,000 Covid deaths and politicians try to shape the pandemic's historical narrative Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 provides a moving indictment of a government and PM who certainly did not get all the big calls right

#APNews: UNLIMITED is partnering with 17 UK organisations to deliver a funding programme for disabled artists worth £584,000 bit.ly/3baAdE3

🎟️ Access Champion sought to develop UK wide access scheme for Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent audiences attending arts and cultural events. Expressions of Interest close at 5pm 21/10/2022 👉 bit.ly/3C2IzIx Arts Council of Northern Ireland | Creative Scotland | Arts Council England | BFI

If you think being gay, or disabled is woke, then I don’t know what to tell you….