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Accessible Arts & Media
Accessible Arts & Media (AA & M) was formed through the merger of two well established York based charities, Accessible Arts and Cube Media in 2008. We are a community, arts and media provision based in York whose primary aim is to create accessible and inclusive opportunities for young people, people with disabilities to participate in high quality and affordable activities.
Website: http://www.a-arts-media.org
Architecture Inside Out
Architecture Inside Out mission is: To provide activity that develops and captures models of new practice for the built environment, led by the creativity and experiences of disabled and deaf artists’
Arts & Disability Forum: Northern Ireland
The Arts & Disability Forum is a disabled-led development agency working towards cultural equity; delivering a cross-border arts grant scheme alongside a range of challenging and innovative exhibitions, and events, plus access, education and inclusion activity: • the lead organisation for Arts & Disability in Northern Ireland, with strong partnerships in NI, the RoI and throughout the UK; • the driving force towards a culture where disabled people can be involved in the arts… in the manner and at the level of their choice. • an advocate and artistic catalyst for arts organisations in Northern Ireland, encouraging positive change that benefits disabled people.
Website: http://www.adf.ie/
Artsline
London-based provider of disability access information to the arts, leisure and entertainment.
Website: http://www.artsline.org.uk
Brent Advocacy Concerns
BAC work to advocate for an equal and fair society where disabled people have the same opportunities, choices, and rights as non disabled people. A society where we have choice and control over the way we live and the services we use.
Website: http://www.brentadvocacy.co.uk/
British Deaf Association Northern Ireland
BDA Helpline provides advice and information on a range of subjects such as welfare benefits, education and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
British Deaf Association Wales
BDA Helpline provides advice and information on a range of subjects such as welfare benefits, education and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
CEDA
CEDA is a registered charity, based in a purpose adapted building on the outskirts of Exeter providing support services to disabled people with a focus on independence and empowerment. It was set up in 1988 by a group of parents who wanted positive futures for their adult children, once they had left school. In 2000 we expanded and began working with children too. We pride ourselves on responding to service users needs and finding imaginative and creative ways to work with disabled people.
Website: http://www.cedaonline.org.uk
Connected Culture
Connected Culture is a Spare Tyre initiative uniting participatory arts organisations, artists, participants, policy makers and funders. It enables participatory arts activity to be better connected and have a stronger voice.
Website: http://www.connectedculture.co.uk
Deaf Lifelong Learning Project
Reference/electronic Deaf Equality and Awareness pack for learning providers wishing to attract and provide appropriate access for Deaf students.
Website: http://www.niace.org.uk/funds/ACLF/Projects/00151R5.htm
Deafworks
Deafworks provides a wide range of consultancy and training programmes in Deaf awareness, British Sign Language and workshops for Deaf professionals. Website contains information about the specifically tailored support for organisations and individuals.
Website: http://www.deafworks.co.uk
Disability Claim Management
Disability Claim Management exists to help disabled people who have faced discrimination across England and Wales with Civil Court and Employment Tribunal claims.
Website: http://www.dcmclaims.com
Disability LIB
Disability LIB closed in September 2011, but left a lasting legacy with an interactive web resource with 30 short films and 60 toolkits about Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPOs) and capacity building issues.
Website: http://www.disabilitylib.org.uk
Disability Rights UK
Formed through a unification of Disability Alliance, Radar and National Centre for Independent Living on 1 January 2012, Disability Rights UK aim to be the largest national pan-disability organisation led by disabled people.
Website: http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/
Drake Music Project
Drake Music is a music and technology organisation that offers disabled musicians progression pathways into music. Since 1988 they have worked with thousands of people, providing opportunities to explore, compose and perform, and gaining a reputation for creative quality work.
Website: http://www.drakemusicproject.org
East Lancs into Employment
Training organisation with an arts emphasis, who provide customised courses for disabled and disadvantaged people in the East Lancashire region.
Enrico Charles Humanitarian Organisation
ECHO attempts to help break the barriers that keep disabled people isolated through creativity, support, inspiration, empowerment, mentors, volunteers, teamwork, information, skills, employment and training. Through ECHO and the Enrico Charles Literary Award creative expression can be achieved personally and the message can be powerfully transmitted to others.
Website: http://www.ec-humanitarian.org/
Full Circle Arts
A non-for-profit artists cooperative of regional artists of all disciplines, whose members work together to encourage public appreciation of, and education in, the arts.
Website: http://www.full-circle-arts.co.uk
HearFirst
Deaf-led organisation offering a wide range of accredited Deaf and disability awareness training courses and workshops.
Website: http://www.hearfirst.org.uk
Jackson’s Lane
A theatre, a centre for participation, a studio space for companies and artists and a safe place for people from excluded communities to develop and grow.
Website: http://www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Key Changes
Key Changes provide music services for people affected by mental health problems in North and South London. Our programme include songwriting and recording sessions in professional studios, concerts and events, volunteering and work experience and progression to further education.
Website: http://www.keychanges.org.uk
Living Paintings
The Living Paintings free library supports blind and partially sighted adults, children and young people. The library service provides raised versions of pictures that come to life when fingers feel them. Sound recordings tell the pictures’ stories while directing the fingertips across the tactile image, describing what is being touched, felt and ‘seen’.
Website: http://www.livingpaintings.org
Museums And Galleries In the Capital (Magic)
Organisation involving 14 London museums and galleries, promoting sign language and deaf accessible events.
Website: http://www.magicdeaf.org.uk
National Library for the Blind
The National Library for the Blind (NLB) is a registered charity providing a free postal library service to blind and partially sighted people worldwide. NLB houses Europe's largest collection of tactile books and music and offers a range of innovative electronic library and information services via the website.
Website: http://www.nlbuk.org
Remark!
Television, video and multimedia production company, specialising in providing access to the 70,000 plus British Sign Language users in the UK.
Website: http://www.remark.uk.com/