Archive for disability access
Barbican Access Tickets for Hamlet: Clarifications and FOI requests
Hello again, everyone.
Many thanks to all of you that read and commented on my last blog on Barbican’s access arrangements for Hamlet, either here or on Twitter.
The blog generated a lot of discussion, mostly on twitter, and there are some interesting comments on the blog too. I’ll draw your attention to the comment from Alice, who is a wheelchair user and had an easier time getting tickets, which demonstrates some of the inequalities...
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Category Arts and Culture, Blogs, Digital, Theatre Tags: Audio Description, Deaf, Disability, disability access, Disability Discrimination, Equalities Act 2010, visual impairment
Battle for Accessible tickets- de ja vu!
Guest post by Samantha
On April 12th, one of my favourite artists in the world, Rufus Wainwright, announced an Autumn tour, I was interested in going to several of the gigs. The tickets were due to go on sale on Friday 20th April, but members of Rufus’ website could access the ArtistTickets.com presale on Wednesday 18th, which was online only.
I’m visually impaired, and need to attend anything like this with a Personal Assistant/Carer....
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Category Arts and Culture, Audio, Digital Discrimination, Music Tags: digital access, Digital Inclusion, disability access, Disability Discrimination, Equalities Act 2010, Pesky People, Twitter, visual impairment
Sexism and Disability: A Powerful Combo
David writes:
Just back home from a ruined night out (4 June 2011)!
I went into The Eagle (a popular gay bar in Newcastle upon Tyne’s gay quarter), only to be told my female personal assistant couldn’t come in cos its their once-a-month Men Only Night!
I’ve had ongoing problems with the company that owns the bar – their accessible toilet is frequently full of furniture blocking access which means I have to ask them to clear...
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Category Blogs Tags: disability access, Disabled, gay, Newcastle upon Tyne, sexists, The Eagle
Disability Access Survey
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Category Arts and Culture, Arts and Health, Blogs, Combined Arts, Dance, Deaf Arts, Digital, Digital Britain, Digital Inclusion, Disability Arts, Film, GoGenie, International, Music, News, Survivor Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts Tags: ACE, ACE WM, Arts Council England, Audiences Central, disability access, OLILI, Pesky People, wufoo
Is wordpress accessible? So far no
Is wordpress accessible for Deaf / Disabled people – so far no!
I’m new to blogging, this is my first day – I want to get it right. I need your help
My priorities is that this blog must be accessible.
It must incorporate full access – I’d be hypocritical otherwise that means my friends and other can access it regardless of disability, reading needs etc.
I know my first blog is word heavy. I want to ensure it has:
a good...
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Category Blogs, Digital Tags: Deaf, disability access, Wordpress