Organisations
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Act Too
Provide a range arts-based services for learning disabled people in the South London area, including the Baked Bean Theatre Company.
Website: http://www.acttoo.com
Action Space (London Events Ltd)
Learning disability arts organisation who encourage integration into the community through visual arts projects in local arts venues. Participants contribute to all areas of project organisation and management and have opportunities to become workers and volunteers.
Website: http://www.actionspace.org
Amici Dance Theatre Company
Integrated dance theatre company that offer workshops, residencies and performances, usually creating a new production each year.
Website: http://www.amicidance.org
Art Through Touch
Inclusive organisation, which provides and promotes access to art for people with a visual impairment. Activities include workshops, seminars, monthly art talks, a monthly newsletter and gallery visits.
Website: http://www.art-through-touch.co.uk
Artquest
Artquest is an advice and information service for London-based visual artists and crafts people. Artquest services includes information related to financial, legal, education and funding issues. Artquest also organises seminars, talks and events and publishes a regular e-letter. For full details about Artquest's services, events and initiatives visit their website or telephone for an information pack.
Website: http://www.artquest.org.uk
Artsline
London-based provider of disability access information to the arts, leisure and entertainment.
Website: http://www.artsline.org.uk
Attitude is Everything
Attitude is Everything improves disabled and deaf peoples' access to live music by implementing a Charter of Best Practice in grassroots music venues, clubs and festivals across the UK.
BlindArt
BlindArt is a charity whose aim is to encourage participation and interaction of the visually impaired in the sighted domain of the visual arts.
Website: http://www.blindart.net/home
Brent Advocacy Concerns
BAC work to advocate for an equal and fair society where disabled people have the same opportunities, choices, and rights as non disabled people. A society where we have choice and control over the way we live and the services we use.
Website: http://www.brentadvocacy.co.uk/
CandoCo Dance Company
Inclusive dance company of physically disabled and non-disabled performers. CandoCo produce a yearly national tour and provide an extensive education programme, aiming to widen participation in dance.
Website: http://www.candoco.co.uk
Cirque Nova
Cirque Nova creates inclusive performances and provides workshops for disabled artists in Street and Circus Arts. This organisation aims to provide opportunities for disabled artists to participate in shows that focus upon their strengths.
Website: http://www.cirquenova.com
Corali Dance Company
Professional learning disabled touring performance group who work collaboratively with non-disabled artists to create performance work which challenges people's perceptions of disability.
Website: http://www.corali.org.uk
Core Arts
Mental health resource based in Hackney, London. Aims to break down prejudice experienced by with people with mental health by providing arts and music facilities and celebrating their talents through exhibitions and events.
Website: http://www.corearts.co.uk
Deafinitely Theatre Company
Acclaimed Deaf-led theatre company based in London.
Website: http://www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk
Deafworks
Deafworks provides a wide range of consultancy and training programmes in Deaf awareness, British Sign Language and workshops for Deaf professionals. Website contains information about the specifically tailored support for organisations and individuals.
Website: http://www.deafworks.co.uk
Disability Action in Islington
Disability Action in Islington (DAII) was set up following consultation with local disabled people about what sort of disability rights organisation they needed in the Borough. DAII also works to raise awareness of the needs, interests and views of disabled people in Islington and to promote a more accessible and inclusive environment.
Disability Claim Management
Disability Claim Management exists to help disabled people who have faced discrimination across England and Wales with Civil Court and Employment Tribunal claims.
Website: http://www.disabilityclaims.org.uk
Drake Music Project
Drake Music is a music and technology organisation that offers disabled musicians progression pathways into music. Since 1988 they have worked with thousands of people, providing opportunities to explore, compose and perform, and gaining a reputation for creative quality work.
Website: http://www.drakemusicproject.org
Extant
Performing arts production company, managed by blind arts professionals who seek to promote the arts and culture of the visually impaired community.
Website: http://www.extant.org.uk
Face Front Inclusive Theatre
Face Front creates original, ground-breaking Inclusive Theatre with a company of disabled and non disabled artists. The company produces professional entertaining and challenging multi-layered theatre through its Theatre In Schools, Participation and Mainstream programmes. Performances and workshops are carefully crafted to be accessible to all.
Website: http://www.facefront.org/
Graeae Theatre Company
Leading professional touring theatre company of disabled actors, run by disabled people.
Website: http://www.graeae.org
Green Candle Dance Company
Community dance company whose aim is to work with as wide a cross-section of the community as possible, and especially those people who normally have least access to dance. Have specialized in working with Deaf performers in recent years.
Website: http://www.greencandledance.com
Heart 'n Soul
Heart ‘n Soul is a learning disability arts organisation based in London working locally, nationally and internationally to create and share original work in a range of art forms. Heart ‘n Soul created The Beautiful Octopus Club, a participatory nightclub celebrating learning disability culture and now co-ordinates a national network of similar clubs.
Website: http://www.heartnsoul.co.uk
Intoart
Intoart promotes equality of opportunity to people with learning disabilities by creating a space in which new audiences can celebrate the excellence of their artwork. We establish inclusive and empowering projects that recognise creative potential and support personal development. We identify the need, importance and benefit of access to skilled art provision for people with learning disabilities.
Website: http://www.intoart.org.uk
Jackson’s Lane
A theatre, a centre for participation, a studio space for companies and artists and a safe place for people from excluded communities to develop and grow.
Website: http://www.jacksonslane.org.uk