On the Representation of Disabled Women in Cinema
Hollywood just doesn’t seem interested in telling unique disabled stories in general, and the only narrative they do regards men who become disabled.
Hollywood just doesn’t seem interested in telling unique disabled stories in general, and the only narrative they do regards men who become disabled.
Mark Cousins’ epic odyssey of women’s cinema – plus a selection of remarkable films that feature throughout.
BBC Culture polled 368 film experts from 84 countries in order to find the best films from female filmmakers – here’s the top 100.
Matchbox Cineclub held two brilliant sessions on captioning as part of the Film Hub Scotland Access Forum. This is Session 2: Practical Subtitling If you have any questions about captioning, from cost to practicalities of work you can’t undertake yourself, then please get in touch with Megan and Sean (matchboxcine@gmail.com)
Matchbox Cineclub held two brilliant sessions on captioning as part of the Film Hub Scotland Access Forum. This is Session 1: Principles of Subtitling If you have any questions about captioning, from cost to practicalities of work you can’t undertake yourself, then please get in touch with Megan and Sean (matchboxcine@gmail.com)
UK Disability History Month takes place from November until December.
The UK Disability Month website offers a wide range of resources to understand the importance of the struggles of Disabled People.
Cinemas and film exhibitors can use this time to promote stories which explore the history and struggles of disabled people.
It is important that accessibility is addressed in all its complexity, encompassing the physical environment, transportation, information and communication, and services.
Cinemas across the country offer access for people who may have visible or hidden disabilities, as well as offering specific accessible screenings, such as subtitled, audio described, BSL interpreted, relaxed environment, autism-friendly, and/or dementia-friendly screenings.
Find screenings…
Your Local Cinema lists many subtitled and audio-described screenings
Accessible Screenings UK also list autism-friendly, subtitled and audio-described screenings
We Shall Not Be Removed worked in partnership with Ramps on the Moon, Attitude is Everything,Paraorchestra, and What Next? to create a new guide for the arts and entertainment sectors to support disability inclusion. Their Seven Inclusive Principles for Arts & Cultural Organisations working safely through COVID-19 was designed to complement the suite of guidance documents already issued by UK Governments and sector support organisations.
The focus of this unique initiative, which builds from the #InclusiveRecovery campaign, was to ensure D/deaf, neurodiverse and disabled people were not discriminated against as creative work begun again and as venues re-opened following closure during the Covid pandemic. The Seven Principles offer practical guidance to arts and cultural organisations to support disabled artists, audiences, visitors, participants and employees.
The Seven Principles are applicable across all art forms and across all 4 UK nations and come with endorsement from a wide range of leading sector bodies including: Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, The Arts Council of Wales, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, British Film Institute, The Museum Association, Theatres Trust, Royal Philharmonic Society and the British Council.
Read the full document for details and examples here at WeShallNotBeRemoved.com
You can also find out more through this video.
Does British TV Really Represent Black People? Six short films authored by rising stars from the gal-dem community that ask provocative questions of what it is to be Black British, and to be British today
If you are finding it difficult to watch your favourite television programmes or films, you can enable audio description (AD). Audio description (AD) is additional commentary that explains what’s happening on screen. AD describes body language, expressions and movements, making the programme clear through sound.
World Sight Day in October draws attention to the experience of millions of people dealing with sight loss across the world. Over 3 out of 4 of the world’s vision impaired are avoidably so, therefore the IAPB (International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness) are running their #LoveYourEyes campaign to raise awareness about global eye health. Find out how you can support through their website resources.
Cinemas UK-wide make films available with audio description so customers with sight loss can experience the latest films. Audio description is only made available on some titles, but we look to a time when audio description is available on all titles.
Accessible Screenings UK lists audio-described screenings, as well as other accessible screenings.