Tags - Visual Impairment

Extant: Effing & Blinding Cabaret

Extant’s Effing & Blinding Cabaret met with acclaim when it ran in the Edingburgh Fringe Festival in August 2008. Liz Porter took the opportunity to catch it earlier this month at the Rich Mix in London
Last updated : 17 Dec 08 Read more

DaDaFest International 2008

The action is taking place in Liverpool, with a completely new look festival running from 4-7th September
Last updated : 25 Jul 08 Read more

In Touch with Art

Liz Porter attends an International Conference on Art, Museums and Visual Impairment held November 2007 at the V&A, London
Last updated : 11 Jan 08 Read more

Ways of Seeing

dao presents a podcast covering the Ways of Seeing Conference which took place in Milton Keynes in September 2007
Last updated : 07 Jan 08 Read more

Blind in Theatre Festival 2007

Maria Oshodi reports back on Extant's recent visit to the fifth international Blind in Theatre Festival held in Zagreb in October.
Last updated : 06 Nov 07 Read more

Liberty Festival 2007

Colin Hambrook reviews this years' big disability celebration in Trafalgar Square
Last updated : 07 Sep 07 Read more

Envisage Review

Liz Porter reviews the current status of Audio Description, in response to a symposium at the Oxford Playhouse
Last updated : 08 May 07 Read more

Karen Sheader: Planet of the Blind

A selection of songs of 4 MP3s from Planet of the Blind
Last updated : 16 Dec 06 Read more

The Power of Touch

Joe McConnell talks to Pádraig Naughton about his journey as a visual artist with a sight impairment.
Last updated : 01 Feb 06 Read more

Beyond Compliance

DAO looks at the wide gap that separates self-declared accessible websites from websites which are genuinely trying to offer disabled people a comparable experience to that of the non-disabled.
Last updated : 01 Feb 06 Read more

Karen Sheader: Planet of the Blind

A review of Karen Sheader’s CD, Planet of the Blind.
Last updated : 01 Jul 05 Read more

Extant present Resistance

Extant are the only blind theatre company in the UK. Over the past few years they have been developing new styles to create access for blind performers and audiences alike.
Last updated : 01 Jan 05 Read more

Alison Jones: The Smell of Honey

Alison Jones, acclaimed visual artist, talks to Joe McConnell about her exploration of multisensory experience.
Last updated : 01 Jan 05 Read more

Art Through Touch

Visually impaired artist Lynn Cox explains why this London-based project is so ground-breaking
Last updated : 01 Dec 04 Read more