Survey results: deaf and disabled people in the cultural sector
We ran two surveys to gain a snapshot of how D/deaf and disabled people are represented in the museum workforce. Here’s an overview of the results.
Curating for Change: deaf and disabled people leading in museums
If our funding bids succeed, we are hoping to work with 18 museums across the country on a sector-changing programme to give D/deaf and disabled people career paths and influence in a sector where we are currently very under-represented.
‘I was always rebelling against the system’
This short film, narrated by Maggie Davis and showing images from her archive, tells the story of how she and her husband Ken resisted being institutionalised in 70s Britain and started the Independent Living Movement.
Take our surveys, help us as we develop a work placement programme
Accentuate is planning a work placement project to increase the number of deaf and disabled people employed in museums. Help inform our plans by completing a short survey.
Toolkits for museums and heritage sites
Not sure where to start providing better access to your exhibitions? These toolkits helps museums and heritage sites make a better offer to deaf and disabled visitors.
The pledges: what we’re asking from the museum sector
Can your museum or heritage site commit to one or more of these pledges to employ and represent deaf and disabled people?
At the House of Commons: meeting with policymakers, planning for the future
At our final event at the House of Commons with funders and policy makers, we made the case for all our project has achieved – and looked for the pledges that will embed the stories of deaf and disabled people in museums in the future.
Our Celebration document: an overview of three years of History of Place
Read our celebration document describing the achievements of History of Place over three years – and our plans to embed these successes in the cultural sector in the future.
Job opportunity: DASH evaluator
Evaluator needed for a three-year programme of curatorial commissions from artists who identify as deaf and disabled people.
State of Museum Access 2018
Survey results this year shows that a majority of accredited museums now provide some information for disabled visitors, but it is often thin and only covers those with a mobility impairment.