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Candoco Dance Company Face In

Candoco announces new commission from international choreographer Yasmeen Godder
Kate Lovell

Disability Arts Online announces its first ever Guest Editor
Photo of two students seated in front of large camera

Bucks New University students support films charting the history of the disability arts movement
Candoco Dance Company Face In

Candoco announces new commission from international choreographer Yasmeen Godder
Kate Lovell

Disability Arts Online announces its first ever Guest Editor
Photo of two students seated in front of large camera

Bucks New University students support films charting the history of the disability arts movement
British Paraorchestra and Extraordinary Bodies

Arts Council England’s NPO announcement includes significant increase in diverse-led organisations

DAO pays tribute to one of our most cherished writers: Sophie Partridge
Book cover of Stairs and Whispers

Unique new book brings together literature exclusively from deaf and disabled writers
Autism Matters Cover Sheet

Research published with suggestions of how to make galleries and museums more ASD/SPD friendly
Photo of the Euan's Guide team posing in front of the camera

Euan’s Guide named a digital pioneer in the Digital Leaders 100 List
Samba School

Unlimited unveils latest commissions with £945,000 to support ambitious artistic work
Something Else illustration taken from front cover

Deafinitely Theatre announces new tour for its adaptation of Kathryn Cave’s children’s book Something Else
Photos of members of the cast

Ramps on the Moon returns with a controversial new production of The Who’s ‘Tommy’
Lemn Sissay gives out award

Creative Future Literary Awards 2017 opens for entries from under-represented writers
Tony Heaton and David Hevey

Shape Arts announces appointment of its new CEO
Black and white photo of the musician posing in an industrial setting

Plymouth PhD Researcher Awarded Composer Residency With British Paraorchestra
Graeae Theatre Company Reasons To Be Cheerful

Deaf and disabled-led theatre gets £300,000 boost with two major tours across England

Stopgap’s new touring work ‘The Enormous Room’ reflects on the surreal aspects of loss
A production shot from Hijinx's Meet Fred. A cloth puppet is being held by four puppeteers (Dan McGowan, Morgan Thomas Craig Quat and Martin Vick). A cloud is held above the puppet's head.

Where will you ‘Meet Fred’? Hijinx’s Edinburgh hit comedy sets off on a UK and European tour
Colston Hall receive their Attitude is Everything award

Attitude is Everything announce winners of the Outstanding Attitude Awards
Noemi Lakmaier Cherophobia

Shortlists announced for Unlimited’s third round of commissions funding and R&D awards
National Theatre performance at CaptionCue event

Captioning Awareness Week champions access for Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences
The new look Disability Arts Online site displayed on a computer screen and smartphone.

Disability Arts Online (DAO) announces award of Elevate Funding
A photograph of dancer Claire Cunningham, she is up a ladder with a huge projection of an eye in the background behind her.

Call for applications announced for Unlimited’s third round of commissions
A family with young children approach the entrance to Just So festival: an arch of reused suitcases.

Disabled fans attending live music events up 26% in 2015
Photograph of John Kelly and Drake Music's Gawain Hewitt sitting at desks on a stage presenting the Kellycaster, a modified guitar that Gawain is holding to present to the audience.

Pioneering coded guitar announced as part of Inclusive Creativity programme