Following on from a successful panel discussion at ID Screening Days 2024, Nadia M. Oliva explores how organisations can navigate programming and conversations that reflect their values while assessing the risks and challenges of operating in the charged era of contemporary discourse.
In this blog, Matchbox Cine’s Sean Welsh explains how they’ve managed to reliably and consistently produce and present optional audio description at their Weird Weekend events, which take place in an ‘emerging’ non-theatrical space.
The ICO has worked with Shape to develop a reference guideline for independent cinemas to improve access in venues for their disabled visitors. Shape is a disability-led arts organisation that for over 30 years has been working to improve access to the arts and culture.
Our community group of people with a learning disability took a look at four films which are being shown as part of the Oska Bright 2024 Film Festival. Watch these short films below.
This document was created by Cinema For All in partnership with Regional Screen Scotland
A good practice guide, developed by Film Hub South West, to running professional volunteering programmes for both new and existing initiatives.
Cinema For All is the national charity for the support and development of community cinema, helping more than 1600 community cinemas and film societies across the UK.
Article on the Leonard Cheshire website. Being both Disabled and a member of the LGBTQIA* community brings additional challenges. Still, one of the most frustrating is the distinct lack of accessible queer spaces and venues.
Article on theunwritten.com
To foster welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ staff and customers, the bar industry must do more than merely pay lip service to inclusivity. Amy Hopkins speaks to experts who have been pioneering ways in which that can be achieved.
