Number of BAME arts workers must improve, says Arts Council report
Black and minority ethnic people make up 17% of English arts workforce and disabled people account for 4%, report finds.
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BAME directors discuss their experiences in the UK television industry
Today Directors UK releases its new report looking at the under-representation and under-employment of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) directors: UK Television: Adjusting the Colour Balance. Our report reveals the shocking statistic that only 1.5% of UK television is made by a BAME director.
Just 16% of screenwriters in UK film are women, study finds
Writers’ Guild says number of women in film and TV has ‘flatlined’ and urges commissioners to ‘let women tell stories’.
Gay Britain: what do the statistics say?
How many people in the UK are gay, lesbian or bisexual? The Office for National Statistics reckons it’s 1.5% while the Kinsey report says it’s 10%. Who’s right?
How a new technology will help blind people ‘see’ at the cinema
An app that creates an audio description soundtrack for films is helping blind people ‘see’ at the cinema – but not enough is being done to implement the technology.
Designing a Dementia friendly website
Some well-established web design basics: minimize the number of choices that someone has to make; create self-explanatory navigation tools; help people get to what they’re looking for as quickly as possible.
Technically Older: An update on digital arts and creative ageing
Update on Digital Arts for Older People report. Shows progress and lots of case studies included.
Digital Arts and Older People: What is distinctive about working with older people using creative technology?
Outline of digital projects (both where digital is arts medium or tool for project)… discusses some of the blockers for experience and the cultural presuppositions that older people cannot work with digital. Useful info on dementia specific projects and activities. Good for mindset sourcing.
A person cannot be ‘Diverse’
Why advocates are backing away from a theoretically helpful term that’s being misused in ways big and small.
Accessibility in cinemas: Are cinemas playing fair?
In this day and age all cinemas should be accessible for disabled people, right? Emma Purcell investigates to find out about people’s experiences of accessibility and customer service at cinemas, as well as what regulations are, or should be, in place to improve equality for disabled people at UK cinemas.
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