Could 3D printing usher in a golden age of inexpensive living aids? Paul F Cockburn looks at how recent developments in ‘additive layer manufacturing’ could benefit disabled people of all ages. “Two years ago it was on the boundaries of up-and-coming technologies, now it’s seems everywhere,” says Paul Doyle, Head of Access, Research and Development […]
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Home Truths
Are planners and developers doing enough to ensure that new-build properties are sufficiently accessible? Paul F Cockburn asks those in the know. I listen as Conrad Hodgkinson explains how, “For the last 10 years of her life, my wife Christine – who had progressive multiple sclerosis – was completely quadriplegic and dependent on a wheelchair. […]
Blood Wedding
Graeae’s Artistic Director Jenny Sealey talks to Paul F Cockburn about her company’s new co-production with Dundee Rep Ensemble and Derby Theatre, setting Lorca’s classic Spanish Play in the city. Blood Wedding is an acclaimed tragedy by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. First performed in 1933, it focuses on the troubled inter-family feuds reawakened […]
Doubly Disadvantaged?
Paul F Cockburn asks just how accessible – physically and socially – Britain’s gay scene is for those with physical and sensory impairments. One Friday night last June, Robert Softley Gale and his partner Nathan Gale were in Glasgow. They were in celebratory mood: Nathan works with Scottish LGBT charity the Equality Network, which had […]
A Productive Role
What is dramatherapy? According to Mary Booker MEd, it’s “the use of all the creative processes involved in the making of drama, used to heal and develop a person.” The British Association of Dramatherapists adds that it’s “a method of working and playing that uses action methods to facilitate creativity, imagination, learning, insight and growth.” […]
Touchscreen Teaching
Apple’s iPad and its competitors are changing how children and adults of all abilities play and learn. Paul F Cockburn considers some of the possibilties… There’s little doubt that when Apple introduced its original iPad – believe it or not, as recently as April 2010 – it proved to be a genuine ‘game-changer’. Almost […]
Garry Robson & Edmund the Learned Pig
As part of the second Unlimited programme, more audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy the glorious musical adventure featuring an unusual pig. Paul F Cockburn speaks with co-creator Garry Robson. Edmund the Learned Pig brings together a disparate group of contributors. How did the show come together? “I’ve always been a fan of old […]
