💻 We’re holding a Cripping Culture call out info session on Thu 13th Aug on Zoom. Join the project team to find out more about submitting your stories and what to include. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions. Book your free place at disabilityarts.online/events/cripp...

We’ve updated our Cripping Culture call out page with more info and added the contribution questions in a word doc so you can work offline before submitting via the form. Access the call out in written, BSL video and easy read versions on our website. disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Jobs & Opportunities - Cripping Culture Community Call Out

Watch this BSL video of our call out or view the Easy Read version. --- UPDATE: After requests from our community, we’ve decided to extend the call out for Cripping Culture community contributions…

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📢 Cripping Culture Call Out Update! After requests from our community, we’re extending the call out for community contributions until Mon 14th Sep. We want as many people as possible to be able to submit their memories of the Disability Arts movement. disabilityarts.online/cripping-cul...

Cripping Culture: A Journey into Disability Arts Heritage

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🎭 @cripticarts.bsky.social returns with The Acts, a genre-defying showcase of new writing from some of the UK’s boldest emerging disabled theatremakers, directed by OFFIE winner Jamie Hale. When: 03-04 Sept Where: Bristol Cost: From £14 disabilityarts.online/events/cript...

Over on the blogs, Richard Downes shares poetry about small spaces and the social model of disability. disabilityarts.online/blog/richard...

Join multidisciplinary artist Alison Claire France at Wellcome Collection for a Deaf-led tour of ‘Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions’. When: 23 Aug Where: London Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/bsl-t...

Join the hilarious misadventures of librarians Mr Page and Miss Book through their library of most unusual books! When: 04 August Where: Wigan & Leigh Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/event-listin...

🎟️ Wanting to make your events more accessible? Our Resources page has links to guides and toolkits covering theatre, music, literature and hybrid events. disabilityarts.online/resources/gu...

Writer, performer and producer Fiona Moon shares some tips on how to plan your time at Edinburgh Fringe ( @edfringe.bsky.social ) so that you leave feeling inspired instead of exhausted. disabilityarts.online/magazine/opi...

See the magical misadventures of librarians Mr Page and Miss Book and their library of most unusual books! When: 01 Aug Where: Southend Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/the-l...

Punchdrunk Enrichment is seeking a Development Manager to manage and deliver fundraising activity, with a particular focus on growing income from Individual Giving. Closing: 07 September Location: London Salary: £37,500 disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Bristol Beacon is looking for a proactive and customer-focused Box Office Supervisor to support the smooth operation of their Box Office. Closing: 03 Aug Location: Bristol Salary: £28K disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Unity in Diversity is a celebration for South Asian Heritage Month by Together! 2012 CIC. Featuring poet Kuli Kohli, performer Jess Senanayake and dancer Divija Melally, compèred by Tiffany Rose Dhani. When: 30 July Where: Online Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/unity...

The Cripping Culture team share one of the many disability arts stories they have received so far. disabilityarts.online/blog/crippin...

Join Wellcome Collection or a relaxed opening of the exhibition ‘The Coming of Age‘. Relaxed openings provide a calm, friendly atmosphere with additional support and facilities. When: 12 Aug Where: London Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/relax...

Come and watch the hilarious misadventures of librarians Mr Page and Miss Book through their library of most unusual books! When: 28-31 July Where: Cullumpton, Exmouth, Braunton, Combe Martin, Newton Abbot & Paignton Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/event-listin...

Curator and art historian, Jade Foster, considers themes of rest, barriers and absence whilst taking a disabled lens to this year’s Venice Biennale, the pinnacle of the art world establishment. Read about it in our magazine: disabilityarts.online/magazine/opi...

Join Wellcome Collection for a low stim opening of the exhibitions ‘Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions‘ and ‘Rudy Loewe: Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and Possibility’. When: 6 August 2026 Where: London Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/low-s...

Join Drake Music for an evening special exploring how festivals and live events are becoming more accessible, inclusive and welcoming for Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent audiences. When: 28 July Where: London Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/dmlab...

Dolly Sen's latest blog offers a window into how she made a work subverting the DWP’s messaging about the motability scheme. Read it now on the Community section of our website: disabilityarts.online/blog/dolly-s...

DASH has announced the cohort of disabled curators as part of its Future Curators Programme. We're proud to be one of the partners of this transformative residency programme that places disabled curators in mainstream visual arts institutions. Read more: disabilityarts.online/magazine/new...

Leeds Playhouse is seeking a collaborative and creative Director to lead its brand new Playhouse Ensembles strand within Playhouse Connect’s exciting new chapter. Closing: 16 August 2026 Location: Leeds Salary: £32K FTE disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is now offering brand-new Accessible Accommodation. This is provided entirely free of charge and all necessary access adjustments are also fully covered. Closing: 26 August 2026 Location: Beaconsfield disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Leeds Playhouse is recruiting a Producer for its Furnace programme which delivers a wide range of artistic development to support and nurture locally rooted artists and develop vital new work. Closing: 16 August 2026 Location: Leeds Salary: £32K FTE disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Unity in Diversity is a celebration for South Asian Heritage Month by Together! 2012 CIC. Featuring poet Kuli Kohli, performer Jess Senanayake and dancer Divija Melally, compèred by Tiffany Rose Dhani. When: 30 July Where: Online Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/unity...

Lesley Illingworth shares a distressing experience with a TfL ‘coach’ on how to get a mobility scooter on to a bus. Read the blog at disabilityarts.online/blog/lesley-...

Looking for tips on improving your funding applications? Join us at this webinar for disabled creatives which will demystify the process of applying for funding. When: 29 July Where: Online Cost: Free Book your ticket now disabilityarts.online/events/maste...

"It was a conventional romance plot. I should have been used to it. And yet I sat there with a lump in my throat." Tessy Wieme examines a storyline about disability, sex and relationships in series 3 episode 5 on he BBC period Drama, Call the Midwife. disabilityarts.online/magazine/opi...

Opinion - Tessy Wieme - “But I Have Not Agreed!” – How Call the Midwife Quietly Challenges Ableism

In the first of a two-part series reflecting on disability representation in the BBC period Drama, Call the Midwife, Tessy Wieme examines a storyline about disability, sex and relationships in series…

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Your memories of the Disability Arts movement are irreplaceable. Don't let them be forgotten. Share your story with Cripping Culture to preserve this history for future generations. Submit a contribution: disabilityarts.online/magazine/new... Supported by The National Lottery Hertiage Fund.

The Together 2012 CIC Open Exhibition curated by Alison Marchant and the Together! 2012 Team is now online, celebrating Disability Pride Month. When: 01 - 31 July Where: Online Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/toget...