Elbow Room Theatre
@ElbowRoomTC
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Disability-led theatre company making elbow room in the arts for marginalised artists and audiences. Cardiff based, elbowing our way around Wales.
Joined September 2017
As theatres reopen (whoopeeeee!) how about discovering local audio describers and consultants to make your long-awaited work super accessible for VI audiences? Go on, we’ll send you a unicorn. Check out @ADSWales
https://t.co/4QhjMweKST
audiodescriptionsw.wordpress.com
Professional Describers and Consultants
Great news from @ElbowRoomTC; we're delighted to see @ChloeClarkeAD providing such invaluable resource and service, with @ADSWales. Please help spread the good word!
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Fascinating discussion leading from this - absolutely right, I invariably go through the arduous process of proofreading and deleting all these self-undermining words and phrases. Examples like this are a terrifying testament to how insidiously subjugated women are.
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60 days. That’s how many days disabled people work for free, every year. #DisabilityPayGap Help us call for change. Sign the petition now: https://t.co/4H9or6zwyL
megaphone.org.uk
For too long, disabled workers have faced double discrimination. Not only are they less likely to have a paid job but when they do, disabled people earn much less than their non-disabled...
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Hey! @ChloeClarkeAD has set up @ADSWales to help y’all find audio describers & consultants in your area. Have a look at her @Arts_Wales Guide to Developing Visually Impaired Audiences in Wales too https://t.co/5MoRj36cy3
@TorchTheatre @theCentre @TORtheatre @NTWtweets pls RT!
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Free online writers' retreat for disabled and D/deaf writers, application deadline 12 August. @STWevents
https://t.co/W7OTi6KmpS
londonwriterscentre.org.uk
We are London's literature development agency. We are here to help London's underrespresented writers get their work into the world and connect communities to words and stories.
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Thank you @ChloeClarkeAD @ElbowRoomTC for today's @extantltd Directing training. Always useful to remember to delegate and trust your team to ensure support for a project!
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🎉We are delighted to announce that today we are launching a new round of commissioning!🎉 Disabled artists and companies can apply for awards totalling over half a million pounds to support the development of ambitious, boundary-breaking artistic work: https://t.co/znqApwT1dS
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Yesssss @ChloeClarkeAD & @DACymru 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 this is a wonderful toolkit, brilliant work! Commissioned by @Arts_Wales_ for Welsh venues and companies to engage and deliver with and for visually impaired people. Chloe is a legend 💥💥💥
There are approximately 107,000 blind and partially sighted people living in Wales. This toolkit is for Welsh venues and companies looking to develop and cater for visually impaired (VI) audiences: https://t.co/gtgLTooAFM
@DACymru @ChloeClarkeAD @WelshGovernment
#arts #wales
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I composed a toolkit for @Arts_Wales_ with @DACymru and it’s HERE: Developing visually impaired audiences in Wales https://t.co/cIztlqsxwF I hope it’s a useful, practical guide for artists, companies and organisations. Please share! @graeae @NTWtweets @ShermanTheatre @theCentre
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We’re very excited to see and hear more of this fantastic project #LoveLiverpool from @LivEveryPlay - much needed in these difficult times. And who better to start with than a letter from the wonderful @MandyRRowe? Yes please!
Good morning Liverpool, who wants to go on a journey with @merseyrail with this visual taster from @TheGuideLpool of letter 1 & @MandyRRowe #LoveLiverpool
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2/2 Sami and I find social media a struggle both in terms of access & mental health, but we are so keen to support everyone - so our apologies for letting things slip. Perversely, now we may all rely on SM to stay connected so pls keep in touch and let’s help each other through x
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1/2 Firstly, I’d like to apologise to those who reached out in the last few months for help promoting the accessible projects and things they were doing - @takingflightco @RWCMD @DarylBeeton - I see you all tagged us and we didn’t RT. ....
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Tonight’s performance of #TheBeautyParade @theCentre will be AUDIO DESCRIBED by @BethHouse12 pre-show notes at 7:15 - go, go, go!
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Ever wanted to be in a video game? This is a fab opportunity for any D/deaf & disabled performer - come and learn from, be seen by and relay your gaming experiences to some high-ups in the gaming industry. Workshop, networking and panel discussions aplenty. 30th Oct @graeae HQ.
Good Monday? Do you know what might make your week better? Knowing that as a D/deaf or Disabled performer you have booked your place on our amazing Games Event even more exciting is you don't have to be an Equity member to attend! click the link for info
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BREAK LEGS, you incredible women! It’s press night for #ThereAreNoBeginnings @LeedsPlayhouse - this show will shake you in ways you can’t imagine. WITH INTEGRATED AD! Make sure you catch the pre-show notes too #ShoutAboutAccess @VickyAckroyd @amycleach @CharleyASmiles @tessa_parr
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...And this is what our @Sami_luu is up to!
Clinical psychologist Dr Sara Rhys Jones popped into the rehersals of our co-production Gods & Kings yesterday. Here is her reaction to the piece, which will be with us from Wed 9 - Fri 11 October, https://t.co/b5gQed6Qh2
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This is what our @ChloeClarkeAD is up to...
Sneak preview of one of the vintage props for #ThereAreNoBeginnings Am loving working with @ChloeClarkeAD on integrated #AudioDescription @LeedsPlayhouse @amycleach
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A handy guide to Access to Work for the arts - nice one, @disabilityarts & @ace_national!
We're really excited to be launching our Guide to Access to Work for the Arts & Cultural Sector with @ace_national today. We hope it can facilitate more disabled people having careers in the arts. It's available here with #BSL, #easyread & audio versions https://t.co/8hxb7ZqESG
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Robbie’s got both our @Sami_luu and @ChloeClarkeAD involved in this daring, darkly funny show with integrated AD, touch tours for every show and a BSL-interpreted performance on Saturday. Opens tonight!
What will it take for @Robertdarrowbow to look in the mirror and Say When? Come and see his darkly funny, honest & moving one-man show about #weightloss & diets. 18-21 Oct. Tickets: https://t.co/ouzwEpmm2Y
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Well excited about #SayWhen from @Robertdarrowbow - touch tours before EVERY SHOW and integrated AD. 8pm Wed-Sat this week @chaptertweets Book touch tour when you book tickets by phone 02920304400. Pls RT @RNIBCymru @CardiffBlind @UCANProduction
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