We have collated some guides to help you to increase and improve access for disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent people in your organisations, whether that be for audiences at the cinema or for employees.
Cinemas across the country currently offer specific accessible screenings, such as subtitled, audio described, BSL interpreted, relaxed environment, autism-friendly, and/or dementia-friendly screenings.
Your Local Cinema lists many subtitled and audio-described screenings
Accessible Screenings UK also list autism-friendly, subtitled and audio-described screenings
Everyone deserves access to life-changing cinema, but for those with learning disabilities or neurological conditions, cinema environments can often be inaccessible. In this blog, Rosemary Richings draws on personal experience to discuss the value of relaxed screenings, and speaks to Jonathan Gleneadie (Barbican, London) and Robert Barham (Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds) about the sorts of practical considerations exhibitors should keep … More
Content notices are a contentious area. Some see them as a duty of care that film exhibitors owe to their audience, while others say they’re an unnecessary measure and can even be counterproductive. In this blog, the ICO’s Duncan Carson speaks to film professionals who have introduced content notices about their experience and what the … More
Audiences want to know the answer to a very simple question – will they fit? It is very important to us as a film team, for fat audiences and future cinema audiences that venues embrace publishing seat sizing on their websites. On the listing of our screenings but also on the access page. Alongside other … More
In March 2022 film education charity Into Film partnered with UK cinemas to hold 99 free schools screenings for both primary and secondary pupils on the theme of ‘We Can Be Heroes’. For the first time, exhibitors were asked to screen every film with closed caption Hard of Hearing subtitles. Driven by the principle of … More
Cards for Inclusion is a card game helping the arts sector by creatively exploring how barriers can be removed. Challenge yourself to think outside the box about how we can all make what we offer more accessible to disabled people.
The Accessible Marketing Guide, contains an introduction to accessibility, the basics of making marketing material accessible, accessible websites, print and text, accessible formats, making social media accessible and a list of useful references that informed the guide as well as further resources.
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 in association with Doc Society supported by Netflix presents: A Toolkit for Inclusion & Accessibility: Changing the Narrative of Disability in Documentary Film
Lesbian Visibility Week is about solidarity with all LGBTQI+ woman and non binary people in the community, as well as celebrating lesbians. It is essential that Lesbian Visibility Week is a voice for unity and lifts up ALL women, especially those who come from marginalised communities. Recent research (Pride Matters survey, conducted by Pride In London 2018) has shown that gay women are almost twice as unlikely to be out in the workplace as gay male colleagues.
There has been a Lesbian Visibility Day since 2008.
Building on this, DIVA want to create a week that recognises, celebrates and importantly supports lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women across the UK and beyond to be their true selves at work, at home and socially.
#LesbianVisibilityWeek | #LVW | #LWithTheT
Now is as important as ever to support the work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers and stories. We have some lists of films here which focus on lesbian stories or characters, however lesbianism can often be misrepresented and/or underrepresented in film. We hope increasing awareness and visibility will springboard more authentic representation in film, both onscreen and behind the camera.
If you are interested in running a film inspired event, we have provided some links below for further information to help inspire programming in your venue, or for running events or activity online.
