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CRIPtic Access Services

CRIPtic Access Services include access advice, workshops, and bespoke training informed by policy, best practice, and experience. See how we can help you, and get in touch below. Workshops & Training We provide tailored workshop and trainings for your organisation, taking you through disability awareness and equality to anti-ableism, addressing language, culture, and making the workplace accessible. These are suitable for organisations in the creative industries and beyond, providing trainers with expertise across the arts and public sector. Creative Access Consultancy Are you looking to make a show accessible for audiences, cast and crew? CRIPtic can come in at any…

Concrete Commitments and Inadequate Access

Concrete Commitments and Inadequate Access (hereafter Inadequate Access) is funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The research is being carried out by Sam Brewer, CRIPtic Arts’ Arts and Community Lead, with support from Jamie Hale, Artistic Director. It aims to research and develop a consensus and series of cross-sector commitments around the levels of access that should be provided for deaf and disabled audience-members. Our fundamental question is ‘at what point do we boycott or campaign against a project which has refused to meet feasible legal and social obligations to deaf and disabled artists and audiences?’The research recognises that different projects are…

A full-length shot of Jessi, a white non-binary person with short brown hair and brown eyes, showing them sitting in their powered wheelchair, which is parked on a path in front of some green grass and trees. They are gazing gently at the camera. Their right hand is resting on their wheelchair control and their left is on their armrest. Jessi is wearing a light blue shirt over a white t-shirt with an obscured slogan, grey trousers and dark blue Converse shoes.

Always the Audience, Never the Star

Are you a disabled performer who fits one or more of these categories? Do you work (or want to work) in theatre in London? If so, we would love you to tell us about your experiences as part of our research project Always the Audience, Never the Star (hereafter Always the Audience). Always the Audience is funded by Arts Council England, and led by Dr Jessi Parrott (CRIPtic Arts’ Research and Policy Lead) with support from Jamie Hale (CRIPtic Arts’ Artistic Director). Conducted in partnership with Spread the Word and Red Pencil, the project is led by disabled performers who share some of these…

Research – Resources – Revolution

Research demonstrating a need for change, informs our creation of resources Resources created can be used across the arts to embed the recommended changes Revolutionary changes to the arts industry are required for it to become truly accessible Research Projects Access Rider Tool We are designing a tool people can use to create an access rider online, through asking thoughtful questions that lead to a standardised document. Once completed, this project will be accompanied by training. Here, we will support organisations in learning how to use access riders to support deaf and disabled creatives. Resources Access to Literature A report…