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Are there other organisations that provide resources and advice for performers and theatre makers with disabilities and access requirements?

There are many organisations and charities that offer support and guidance. Here are just a few: 

Access All Areas – a company that makes disruptive theatre and performance by learning disabled and autistic artists. 

Deafinitely Theatre – a producer of professional high-quality theatre for deaf and hearing audiences of all ages and backgrounds. 

Disability Arts Online – a UK-based broad resource offering a platform to creatives with disabilities. 

Extant – the UK’s leading professional performing arts company of visually impaired artists and theatre practitioners. 

Graeae Theatre Company – a theatre company that aims to champion diversity across the sector, and places Deaf and disabled artists centre stage. 

Mind the Gap – England’s leading learning disability performance and live arts company, offering a wide range of programmes. 

Stagetext – a registered charity that provides captioning and live subtitling services to theatres and other arts venues to make their activities accessible to people who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. 

VocalEyes ­– a registered charity that aims to make cultural experiences more accessible to those with visual impairments. 

 

Also, here’s a great article highlighting Disabled theatre companies and organisations across the UK. 

 

Updated on November 12, 2024

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