Dementia UK report
In autumn 2014, Alzheimer’s Society published a major study on the social and economic impact of dementia in the UK.
In autumn 2014, Alzheimer’s Society published a major study on the social and economic impact of dementia in the UK.
Dyslexia is defined as a learning difficulty that affects the literacy skills, such as writing, reading, and spelling. Those who are diagnosed with dyslexia often finds it difficult to see or hear a word and break it down into separate sounds to associate to each sound and letter that make up the word. Though, aside … More
Facts and statistics about autism, including how many autistic people are in the UK, how many autistic people have learning disabilities, a breakdown by gender, a history of autism studies, and some common myths and facts about the condition.
[1] Alzheimer’s Research UK – Statistics about dementia
[2] Alzheimer’s Society – Dementia UK Report
[3] Alzheimer’s Research UK – Statistics about dementia
[4] Young Dementia UK – Young onset dementia facts and figures
Alzheimer’s Society believe passionately that life doesn’t end when dementia begins. They are there for anyone affected by dementia, and are committed to keeping people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Dementia Friends is a programme, led by Alzheimer’s Society. It is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia, aiming to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition.
Dementia Action Alliance is for organisations across England to connect, share best practice and take action on dementia. Members include leading charities, hospitals, social care providers, Government bodies, pharmaceuticals, royal colleges, and wellbeing organisations.
Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity, dedicated to causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by scientists and supporters, they are challenging the way people think about dementia, uniting big thinkers in the field and funding innovative science that will deliver a cure.
Age UK‘s vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older, by inspiring, supporting and enabling in a number of ways.
Young Dementia UK is the dedicated national charity for younger people with dementia and their families. They are committed to helping those affected to continue to live life, by providing support, social events and information.
Arts 4 Dementia develop arts programmes to empower, re-energise and inspire people with early-stage dementia and carers through challenging artistic stimulation, to help them live better for longer in their own homes.
Creative Dementia Arts Network create challenges and possibilities connecting artists, arts organisations and cultural institutions with commissioners of creative arts for dementia.
Created Out of Mind is aiming to explore, challenge and shape perceptions and understanding of dementias through science and the creative arts.
DEEP (Dementia Empowerment and Engagement Project) brings together groups of people with dementia from across the UK. DEEP supports these groups to try to change services and policies that affect the lives of people with dementia.
Innovations in Dementia’s work supports people with dementia to keep control of their lives, by running innovative projects, providing a training and consultancy service and influencing how others work with people with dementia.
[1] Rural Community Film Exhibition in Wales, Bigger Picture Research
[2] Mapping Film Exhibition in Scotland A report for Creative Scotland
[3] Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)
Cinema for All help communities screen films. They are the national support and development organisation for community-led cinema: community cinemas, film clubs and societies.
Community Screen Forum represents organisations that promote, support and enable community screen experiences in under-serviced areas of the United Kingdom.
Rural Media Company is a Hereford-based production company and charity producing award-winning films and digital arts projects.
Live & Local Rural and Community Touring Scheme supports a network of volunteer organisations who bring their communities together to enjoy performance and film at their local village hall, church or school.
Action with Communities in Rural England is the national voice for the 38 rural community councils who make up the country’s largest rural network.
Campaign to Protect Rural England work to protect, promote and enhance our towns and countryside to make them better places to live, work and enjoy, and to ensure the countryside is protected for now and future generations.
Scottish Rural Parliament aim to become a powerful voice for the diverse people and communities of rural Scotland, particularly those not already represented by other interests, to assure that policy and decision-making meets the needs of rural Scotland.
Scottish Rural Action is a grassroots-led, non-profit organisation. We seek to ensure that decision-makers understand the needs and strengths of rural communities in Scotland, and that policy does not disadvantage rural communities.
Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales has worked to safeguard the quality and diversity of all Welsh landscapes and seascapes.
Rural Development Council in Northern Ireland provides a range of development, support, training and delivery services for individuals, farmers, farm families, groups, communities, public and private sector organisations.
[1]Migration to the UK: Asylum – The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford
[2]Refugee Council – Top 20 facts about refugees and asylum seekers.
Refugee Action has spent 35 years helping refugees build safe, hopeful and productive new lives in the UK.
In Place of War has worked with creative communities in some of the most challenging contexts in the world. It is a support system for community artistic, creative and cultural organisations in places of conflict, revolution and areas suffering the consequences of conflict.
Regional Refugee Forum North East is the independent membership organisation created by and for the North East region’s Refugee-led Community Organisations (RCOs), enabling them to unite and produce their Collective Voice and empowering them to be active agents in change.
Women for Refugee Women challenges the injustices experienced by women who seek asylum in the UK.
The Refugee Council is one of the leading charities in the UK working directly with refugees, and supporting them to rebuild their lives.
[1]Ethnicity Facts & Figures, GOV.UK
[2]The Guardian, Huge effect of ethnicity on life chances revealed in official UK figures
[3]Diversity in the UK
[4]Portrayal V Betrayal: an investigation of diverse and mainstream UK film audiences, 2011
Diversity UK is a think tank to research, advocate and promote new ideas for improving diversity and inclusion in Britain.
UK-BAME represents the diverse collective interests of the UK’s Black, Asians and Minority Ethnic communities who expressed interest or require assistance in developing businesses, community groups, lifestyles, and careers.
Refugee Action has spent 35 years helping refugees build safe, hopeful and productive new lives in the UK.
The British Blacklist offers reviews, news and social analysis striving to bring a voice to burgeoning talent, which rarely receive any visibility. Featuring an extensive database of African Caribbean British creative talent with a strong features-driven core.
The New Black Film Collective is network of film exhibitors, educators and programmers spread across the regions in the UK. As part of our range of services, we host screenings that matter to the local community featuring international and domestic films of black representation.
Come the Revolution is a collective of curators, programmers and creatives from Bristol & Birmingham committed to exploring and challenging black life, experience and cultural expression through cinema.
We Are Parable believe in the power of events. They want to make events that leave a legacy and produce memories that last.
Birmingham Indian Film Festival – BIFF – brings you the best new Indian & South Asian independent cinema, with a rare window into a billion South Asian lives.
Gentle/Radical is a grassroots cultural organisation and platform for radical thinking, creative practice and social change.
In Place of War has worked with creative communities in some of the most challenging context in the world. In Place of War is a support system for community artistic, creative and cultural organisations in places of conflict, revolution and areas suffering the consequences of conflict.
Afrika Eye Film Festival, held annually in Bristol, is the South West’s biggest celebration of African cinema and culture. Our Festival brings films and diverse perspectives on Africa and the African diaspora to growing audiences in Bristol and the South West.
Desi Blitz is a digital magazine based in Birmingham, England. It’s the leading online magazine for British Asian communities in the UK.
Stonewall, as the leading organisation advocating for LGBT+ rights in the UK, says it is a reasonable estimate that there are between 5-7% people in the UK who are LGBT+.
Some further interesting statistics:
[1]Stonewall: The Gay British Crime Survey (2013) and LGBT in Britain – Hate Crime (2017)
[2]Stonewall: Gay in Britain (2013) and Engendered Penalities (2007)
[3]Stonewall: The School Report (2017) and The RaRE Research Report (2015)
[4]Stonewall: Stonewall’s International Work and ILGA World (2016).
[5]Crisis, 2005
[6]University of Central Lancashire, 2014
[7]King et al 2008
Stonewall works for acceptance without exception for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities.
See the downloads for a detailed list of organisations.
Not only is cinema one of the most accessible forms of experience for audiences on a tight budget, but it’s also a form that straddles the arts, entertainment and leisure categories.
That means that cinema is best placed to be a gateway for people seeking experiences to improve their quality of life, and looking for transformative and positive social interactions.
Besides that, cinemas have a moral and legal (Equality Act 2010) obligation as public venues to be accessible to all types of audience, and to make suitable changes to their programme and environment to accommodate audiences that may be marginalised by disability, minority or a mixture of traits that could see them feeling alienated from the cinema experience. To this end, we seek to increase diversity throughout the Film Audience Network.
Our definition of diversity is to recognise and acknowledge the quality and value of difference. Our focus is on disability, gender, race, age and sexual orientation (as they pertain to the Equality Act 2010), because there continues to be significant under-representation in these areas. We also seek to ensure that people from lower socio-economic groups are better represented.
There are some compelling statistics to clarify why cinemas should be supported to be inclusive in their approach to audiences, and to provide accessible screenings:
Where a person has protected characteristics that might place them in a minority group, they are also likely to be affected by other factors that increase their diversity and need for even greater measures by providers to ensure inclusion:
Inclusive Cinema provides a slice of normal life for audiences with disabilities, and their companions, who may find social and physical barriers when they usually visit cinemas. Simple, practical changes can make a world of difference in bringing film to a wider audience.
Diversifying audiences isn’t just about being fair, and legally appropriate however. There is a real economic value in expanding the capabilities of cinema spaces to bring in audiences from all backgrounds and with a range of requirements. Audience portfolios that are diverse result in more robust organisations, that can handle changes in economic climate, and cultural trends.
As an example, the “purple pound” is the potential spend from over 11 million people with a limiting long term illness, impairment or disability, and is reckoned to be worth around £249bn, as you can see in this BBC video.