The BFI FAN: Access Directory
The BFI FAN: Access Directory is a new resource for film exhibitors. It offers guidance, toolkits, and practical actions for planning inclusive film events for Deaf and disabled audiences.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission: Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for employers
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for employers.
Social Value Lab: Social Impact Toolkit for Cinemas
Social Value Lab has worked with Regional Screen Scotland to produce a new online ‘toolkit’ to help local cinemas across the UK to make the case for how much they matter to their communities, by measuring and understanding their social impacts.
FWD-Doc: Download the FWD-Doc toolkit
FWD-Doc in association with Doc Society supported by Netflix presents: A Toolkit for Inclusion & Accessibility: Changing the Narrative of Disability in Documentary Film
How we are reimagining recruitment at Watershed
Practical steps for making recruitment more inclusive, through more accessible and human experiences.
Manifesto 04: Accommodating D/deaf audiences during Covid-19
In this fourth article we hear from Charlotte Little, deafblind film journalist and accessibility consultant, about their vision of an industry which accommodates D/deaf audiences.
Manifesto 05: Welcoming people who are working-class and/or in poverty
In this article we hear from Dr Leanne Dawson, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh, about the ways in which cinemas and film festivals can be more accessible and welcoming for people who are working-class and/or in poverty.
One-inch barrier or a world of cinematic possibilities?
In this article, curator and subtitler Sonali Joshi considers the importance of subtitles and audio description in making films accessible to wider audiences, and highlights the skill required to make these elements blend seamlessly into a filmmaker’s work.
The Guardian Article: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers: what’s the difference?
In the current migration crisis, the terms “migrant”, “refugee” and less commonly “asylum seeker” are used daily to mean one and the same thing. Each term, however, has a distinct meaning that carries different international obligations and consequences. If conflated, it can mean the difference between life and death. So what are those differences?
Race Equality Matters: Safe Space Plus Guide
ENABLE brave conversations. FACILITATE uncomfortable discussions. Drive meaningful CHANGE. Race Equality Matters conducted research to identify the barriers and solutions to race equality in the workplace. Safe Space Plus was created to address these major issues. It aims to get senior representatives and a small group of ethnic minority employees together in a safe environment … More
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