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Sharing Disability Arts and Culture with the world since 2004. Follow for our latest news, reviews, events and blogs.

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Six Booker Prize shortlist authors read from and discuss their nominated novels with novelist Sara Collins. When: 8 November 2026 Where: Southbank Centre, London Cost: From £25 disabilityarts.online/events/the-b...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist ReadingsMeet the six authors up for this year’s Booker Prize, as they read from and discuss their shortlisted books with novelist Sara Collins. The Booker Prize is the world’s most significant award for a…
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Self-employed applications to Access to Work are currently taking 77 weeks to be allocated an advisor. Join Decode's Cathy Waller for a webinar demystifying the process and what to expect, whether you're just starting out or already waiting.

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BSL interpreted & captioned. Recording will be made available to ticket holders. When: 11 November 2026, 2-3.45pm Where: Online Cost: Pay What You Decide Book now: disabilityarts.online/events/acces...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - Access to Work for Self-employed & Freelance CreativesAccess to Work is a resource that helps to create a more accessible work environment. It provides grants to remove barriers that disabled people face in undertaking paid employment. Over the past two…
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Scottish BPOC Writers Network’s summit brings together panels, workshops, readings and networking to help writers develop their skills and careers. When: 30 October 2026 Where: Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow Cost: £0-60 disabilityarts.online/events/sbwn-...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - SBWN Writers SummitJoin us for a wonderful afternoon event of panels, a workshop, discussion to help writers develop their skills, learn more about publishing, writing careers and more! To follow there will be…
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What happens when access and care help shape both a production and the process of making it? Drawing on her work as Creative Access Dramaturg at The Egg, Bath, Kate Lovell explores how slow producing opened up a conversation between disability justice and climate justice.

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Pallant House Gallery is seeking a Project Archivist to catalogue and digitise three British art archives and improve access to its library and archive. Closes: 26 Oct Location: Chichester Salary: £27K to £32K FTE disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

disabilityarts.onlineJobs & Opportunities - Project ArchivistPallant House Gallery is seeking an experienced records management professional for a fixed term contract; either 12-months / 0.6FTE or 6-months / FT will be considered.  The postholder will…
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Dance Professionals Fund is recruiting a Marketing and Communications Manager to lead inclusive campaigns, digital channels and fundraising communications. Closes: 06 Nov Location: Brighton Salary: £30K to £34K FTE disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

disabilityarts.onlineJobs & Opportunities - Marketing and Communications ManagerAre you passionate about storytelling, digital engagement and making a difference to the arts? Do you want to amplify the voice of a vital charity in the UK dance sector and drive meaningful…
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"It's really, really exciting to be showing the film in dis_place. I'm exhibiting alongside some of my closest friends, as well as new comrades. Getting to access a gallery space from my own bed has felt extremely luxurious and expansive"

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"It's really, really exciting to be showing the film in dis_place. I'm exhibiting alongside some of my closest friends, as well as new comrades. Getting to access a gallery space from my own bed has felt extremely luxurious and expansive"

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Abi Palmer is one of the artists featured in 'I need to be more than a lesson you learned', our current exhibition at dis_place. She explains what it means to her to have her work 'Intrusion as Manifesto' exhibited in our accessible online gallery.

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Are you an artist or arts professional wanting to make your work more accessible? Discover the new Resources section on Disability Arts Online. It's packed full of guides and toolkits created by DAO and the wider arts sector.

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Get practical advice on a range of topics including: ✅ Creating access riders ✅ Making your marketing more inclusive ✅ Hosting accessible exhibitions, shows, and events. Browse the resources: disabilityarts.online/resources/gu...

disabilityarts.onlineGuides, toolkits and webinars - Disability Arts OnlineBrowse resources by topic Share your resources with us We regularly update these pages and add new resources. Get in touch if you or your organisation have any guides, toolkits or research reports…
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Michael Lewis discusses Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, a look at the public servants who resisted Elon Musk and the Trump administration. When: 20 October 2026 Where: Southbank Centre, London Cost: From £29 disabilityarts.online/events/micha...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - Michael Lewis on Musk, Trump and the Deep StateThe master storyteller shares jaw-dropping revelations and sharp insights from his thrilling new book Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State with Elizabeth Day. Join Michael Lewis, the writer behind…
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Cade & MacAskill’s NOW NOT NOW is a darkly funny theatre piece about time, neurodivergence and late-stage capitalism. When: 5 Nov 2026 – 6 Nov 2026 Where: London Cost: From £26 disabilityarts.online/events/now-n...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - NOW NOT NOWSpiral through a strange morning as two performers and their uncanny video doubles slip and stall in time – from Cade & MacAskill with Yas Clarke & Tim Spooner. NOW NOT NOW is a darkly funny and…
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Motionhouse’s festive dance-circus show sends the Starchitects into space to rescue the missing Santa in a family Christmas adventure. When: 16 December 2026 – 23 December 2026 Where: The Place, London Cost: From £12 disabilityarts.online/events/starc...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - Starchitects Save Santa! (3+): Relaxed, Signed, Audio Described, Touch TourCatastrophe strikes! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa has gone missing… Join the Starchitects on their daring mission into space to save him. In this brilliant festive show for families from…
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Havering Changing’s Centre Stage scratch night spotlights fresh work-in-progress from deaf, disabled and neurodivergent performers. When: 10 October 2026 Where: Romford Cost: Pay what you can disabilityarts.online/events/centr...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - Centre StageCentre Stage Scratch Night Join Havering Changing for Centre Stage – a vibrant showcase of top Essex/East London deaf, disabled, and neuro-divergent talent! Dive into our scratch night: a relaxed…
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Thick & Tight’s award-winning Natural Behaviour is a queer dance-theatre portrait of human and non-human life forms, from moths and flies to a lesbian seagull. When: 13 October 2026 Where: Brighton Cost: £10-£22 disabilityarts.online/events/natur...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - Natural BehaviourDance theatre company Thick & Tight presents their award-winning show Natural Behaviour, a collection of performed portraits of human and non-human life forms Somewhere between a variety show and a…
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artsdepot stages Rod Campbell’s Dear Zoo with a touch tour and audio description, bringing the classic lift-the-flap story to life with puppets, music and audience interaction. When: 25 October 2026 Where: London Cost: from £15 disabilityarts.online/events/dear-...

disabilityarts.onlineEvents - Dear Zoo: Audio Described Performance with Touch TourAge Suitability: 1+ The timeless children’s classic book returns to the stage! See our characters write to the Zoo. Who will be delivered? A cheeky monkey, a jumpy frog and of course a perfect puppy.…