Accentuate blog
Accentuate is the 2012 Legacy Programme for the South East. Accentuate consists of 15 ambitious projects which represent the arts, film, tourism, business, sport and heritage. The aim is to promote the talent of deaf and disabled people in whatever area they work in. This blog is from Our View - a group of talented deaf and disabled people who act as an internal steering group as well as have direct relationships with the individual projects. Accentuate is funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity whose mission is to support a wide range of innovative cultural and sporting activities, which celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has also invested significant financial support in Accentuate, as have the regional cultural agencies.
26 July 2011
Accessible Carnival! by Kristina Veasey
A sunny Sunday and the perfect day for a carnival! My partner and 3 year old in tow, I headed off to Horsham Park in West Sussex. Horsham Carnival goes by the name of Sparks In the Park and this year...Comments: 0
24 July 2011
Colin Hambrook gives an overview on some of the achievements of Driving Inspiration
On 14th July Mandeville School played host to a massive celebration of the work produced by artists, paralympians and students from all 14 schools who have taken part in Driving Inspiration. The day...Comments: 0
16 July 2011
Driving Inspiration schools children blog about their experience of the celebration day at Mandeville School on 14 July 2011
Driving Inspiration is an accentuate project that has been sending disabled artists and sports personalities into 14 schools across the South East over the last year. On 14th July a celebration day...Comments: 0
13 March 2011
Sport v Art - A personal perspective and provocation - by Jamie Beddard
As arts-practitioner and sports-goer, these respective arenas of ‘blood, sweat and tears’, have both, played significant roles in my 40-odd(!) years on this planet, and are inextricably...Comments: 1
31 January 2011
Directors Blog on influencing the decision makers
Accentuate has had a busy January, catching up with our projects after the Christmas break, meeting with the Our View Core Group and attending events. One exciting opportunity to showcase Accentuate...Comments: 0
21 January 2011
Kristina Veasey on the pros and cons of being PC
When is language offensive and when is it too PC (if there is such a thing)? I have a friend who works in an office where a colleague was disciplined for putting up a poster advertising 'a girls'...Comments: 0
15 December 2010
Colin Hambrook on definitions - am I disabled or do I have a disability?
Definitions can either divide us or unite us in our search for identity and validation. But it's not easy. How long is the piece of string we use to tackle ideas around the discrimination we face. I...Comments: 2
25 October 2010
Jon Adams goes to Stoke Mandeville for an International Paralympic committee Shooting event
There is a certain stigma attached to the word ‘gun’. The words say more about others misunderstandings and attitudes - and as a person with a hidden disability we all know what that is...Comments: 1
1 October 2010
Jamie Bedard, reviews Channel 4s ‘Inside Incredible Athletes’ - screened on 29 August 2010
My initial misgivings over the title, with scary reverberations of the deeply patronising film ‘Inside I’m Dancing’, soon receded as a highly-polished and creative documentary...Comments: 0
1 October 2010
Kristina Veasey visits Creative Landscapes at the English Heritage Open Day events in Hastings, East Sussex
9-12 September 2010 saw the opening of many of our nation’s treasured museums, houses and places of historical interest in a celebration of our national heritage. On the Sunday afternoon we...Comments: 0
30 September 2010
Esther Fox introduces Accentuate and Our View
Accentuate is the 2012 Legacy Programme for the South East. Accentuate consists of 15 ambitious projects which represent the arts, film, tourism, business, sport and heritage. All 15 projects aim to...Comments: 0
15 August 2010
Kristina Veasey plays Wheels of Glory at the launch of Gaming! at Pinewood Studios
On 13th July I was invited to the launch of Wheels Of Glory, a new computer game based around the Paralympics. Before attending, I knew very little about how this project had progressed and was...Comments: 0
8 August 2010
Sarah Playforth goes to Stoke Mandeville for a Playground to Podium event.
On the last Saturday in July, I spent six hours on trains travelling to and from Stoke Mandeville stadium to observe the Playground to Podium event. I had a programme but had no real idea what I'd...Comments: 0
15 July 2010
Jamie Bedard asks am I disabled, or am I an artist?
Am I disabled? Am I an artist? Most definitely the former, arguably and intermittently, the latter. As for being a ´disabled artist;’ a minefield of assumptions, perceptions and...Comments: 0
6 July 2010
Colin Hambrook talks to Talking to Esther Gill, English Heritage Outreach Manager for Creative Landscapes
Talking to Esther Gill, English Heritage Outreach Manager it became apparent that Creative Landscapes aims to fulfil several key aims of accentuate beyond expectations. Encouraging accessibility and...Comments: 0
