“Disabled arts has gone much further in dance than it has in any other art form,” insists Robert Softley Gale. “I think it’s because we can bring our own body to the party; it’s not about doing a classical text or any of that sort of thing, it’s about being real.” Robert is one of […]
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Working in Further and Higher Education
“I was provided with a canine assistant three years ago. My line manager was happy to accommodate the dog working around the department. My employer (even up to Vice Chancellor level) was positive about the message this gives, and accommodated dog walking and toileting in the university’s gardens, where dogs are not normally allowed.” So […]
Doctor Who and the Gay Agenda
Is the iconic BBC TV Series – back on BBC1 – really guilty of having a pro-LGBT agenda? Life-long fan Paul F Cockburn has a look at the evidence. Back on 26 March 2005, television viewers saw the new Doctor Who – a lean, leather-jacketed Christopher Eccleston – momentarily pause while flicking through a copy […]
Queer Up North
Liverpool’s annual LGBT festival returns with a programme of exhibitions, events and debates under the theme of ‘Art=Life’. So why should you head to Liverpool this November? “We’ve got some amazing highlights this year,” insists Homotopia’s Development Director Bev Ayre, when asked about this year’s festival at Liverpool’s Unity Theatre and other venues around the […]
Access All Areas
Many of Cornwall’s most popular attractions accommodate the needs of disabled visitors – with good reason! The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey, are undoubtedly one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK, and an undoubted jewel in Cornwall’s crown of visitor attractions. They are also among the more accessible in the UK. […]
The New Order
Following the election of the first fully Conservative Government in 18 years, Paul F Cockburn asks how disabled people are likely to fare during the new Parliament… “I have a learning disability and before the election I helped Mencap get MPs to sign up to their Hear My Voice campaign, where MPs pledged their support […]
Accessible Edinburgh Fringe?
Every August the world’s performers and entertainers flock to Scotland’s capital. Paul F Cockburn asks just how easy is it for disabled artists and audiences to get the most out of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? Given that it’s been running every year for nigh-on seven decades, it’s hardly surprising that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has […]
