***OPEN CASTING** FOR DEAF TALENT*** for a BBC + BFI Backed Feature Film... This is a groundbreaking UK feature film, from a deaf writer/director, with an almost all-deaf cast shot in British Sign Language. TO APPLY: 🔗heatherbastencasting.com/opencastings BSL Video ⬇️

Wishing a wonderful Eid to those celebrating

Our new Comms team is updating our press list. We're particularly looking for journalists with a focus on disability news, arts and culture. If you'd like to be added to our press contacts, send us a DM or email us at [email protected]

So sad Hunted is over for another series. Honestly Channel 4, send people on the run year round please

At the Creative Cities convention, with a panel coming up later today discussing the current freelancer crisis. I’ll be flying the flag on why and how we retain our amazing disabled talent

If you need me over the weekend, I will be binge watching The Tattooist of Auschwitz and ugly crying. Huge congratulations Synchronicity Films on developing such a powerful and ever important story for the screen

🎉It's here! Explore our shiny new website, featuring a refreshed DAO logo and colour scheme, with illustrations by our Founding Editor, Colin Hambrook. You'll find all your old favourite pages and content alongside some new ones… disabilityarts.online

Sir Alan Bates 👏👏👏

Shhhh. We've been keeping it quiet, but we are about to open DreamBIG! 3. And we've got some great opportunities in Children's TV & Animation. Watch this space. Opening Soon! #DreamBIG3 #ChildrensTV #Animation #TVProduction #NewOpportunities #ComingSoon

Did you know that DisabilityArtsOnline have given their website a makeover? It has brand new content including a Resources section... And we’re featured in it! Take a look at disabilityarts.online/resources

Delighted that The TV Access Project was featured in British Cinematographer’s 2024 Agents for Change. Check it out britishcinematographer.co.uk/take-a-sneak-p…

The Cleaner’s Robbie Curran among latest TAPstars broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters/-…

Broadcasters to boycott studios without TAP audit broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters/b…

Great to see broadcasters and streamers being decisive and action-focused when it comes to improving accessibility in film and TV. This is welcome progress in removing barriers to working in the industry and we hope studios and production spaces will do their bit.

One of the biggest things TAP has done and I’m pleased to say AMAZON HAVE NOW SIGNED. All part of Heloise Beaton TV's phase two of TAP. V grateful to all our remarkable broadcast partners. broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters/b…

The TAP Toolkit is LIVE pact.co.uk/tap-toolkit.ht… We're excited to share this resource with the production sector - to support and empower producers to embed access at every stage A huge thank you Pact for hosting this resource and brining it to life broadcastnow.co.uk/indies/tap-lau…

TAP has landed in Edinburgh. tanya motie is with us virtually!

We are looking for two disabled, D/deaf or neurodivergent artists to takeover our Instagram for a week each between November 2024 and March 2025. Find out more and how to apply ↓↓ disabilityarts.online/opportunity-li…

History in the making 🙌 Rose Ayling-Ellis is the first deaf presenter to work live on a Paralympic Games ❤️ #C4Paralympics | #ParalympicGames | #Paris2024

Some good news to close out on this sunny Friday - As of this week The Talent Manager added Access Coordinator as a credit to their website, meaning ACs can now list their credits, update availability, & be searchable by indies who are looking to engage them in their projects 1/2