Featured artists
Arts and disability links
First Movement
First movement works with learning disabled people to develop arts projects that reflect
their aspirations and which celebrate their abilities
Art Spider
A website for Learning Disability Arts.
National Disability Arts Forum (NDAF)
National Disability Arts Forum aims to improve equality of opportunity for disabled
people in all aspects of the arts. They work with arts organisations to promote and develop
accessible arts environments. They also publish a free weekly electronic newsletter.
Deaf 24/7
Deaf 24/7 is an internet resource for anyone interested
in deaf related information especially in United Kingdom.
EQ - Diversity and opportunity in creative industries
Formerly known as Metier, EQ is a national equality and diversity agency working in the
creative industries.
Full Circle Arts
Full Circle Arts, based in Manchester, is a development agency working to provide education,
training and employment for disabled people in the arts
Reality Productions
Reality Productions aims to change the face of theatre by focusing on disabled and culturally
diverse writers.
Shape
Shape is a disability arts organisation. It aims to improve access to the arts for deaf and
disabled people whilst supporting deaf and disabled artists to challenge perceptions and promote
Deaf and disability culture.
Vocaleyes
Vocaleyes enables blind and partially sighted people to experience the arts through high
quality audio-description. Its service is comprehensive and uniquely placed both to meet the needs
and expectations of visually impaired arts attenders, and to support arts venues in making their
work accessible through audio-description.

