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Jennifer Brough Tells Us About the Resting Up Collective, Who Bring Together Art Therapy, Mindfulness And Disability Representation
Mon 10 Jul 2023When creativity turns into another hustle, it can quickly lose its therapeutic benefits. Rose Mason speaks to Jennifer Brough about the Resting Up Collective, who look to incorporate rest and creativity into lives of chronically ill or disabled people...
Exhibition Review: Carolyn Lazard: Long Take at Nottingham Contemporary
Fri 17 Feb 2023In a sensorial medley of sound, touch, and imagination, artist Carolyn Lazard invites viewers to consider accessibility as a creative tool. We visit Nottingham Contemporary to take a seat at their first UK solo exhibition and learn how collaboration can make art spaces more equitable...
The Disability Support Services Available to New Students in Nottingham
Mon 13 Sept 2021Academia can sometimes be tricky to navigate with a disability, whether it’s hidden or otherwise. Each of the roughly 10,000 disabled students in Nottingham deserves to live their university experience to the fullest, whatever your access needs. Below you’ll find some tips and info to get you started...
Jenny Sealey MBE: The Journey of a Deaf Artist in the World of Disability Arts
Fri 22 Mar 2019Artistic Director and CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, local woman Jenny Sealey MBE has been advocating for the rights of D/deaf artists, and artists with disabilities, by promoting access in theatre for over two decades. She recently appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Distinguished Lecture series, looking back at her life, career, and incredible achievements...
Two People and a Wheelchair User
Tue 15 Jan 2019"Two people and a wheelchair user." This was once said while we were booking a table. I laughed it off, just happy to be going out. I still knew that I was being pegged as the “other”. Even the term “disabled person” sounds like we’ve been deactivated. “Invalid” sounds like we’ve failed at being human and should try harder next time. I can’t represent all “disabled people” any more than I could answer “what women think” questions as the only female on a discussion panel, but there needs to be a conversation led by those directly affected by these barriers to inclusion. I’m gobby, so I’ll start.
American Poet, Rapper and Political Activist Akua Naru is Coming to Nottingham
Tue 16 May 2017Following on from her appearance at The Bodega last year, the internationally renowned hip hop artist, poet and political campaigner Akua Naru is set to land in Nottingham once more, this Sunday. Ahead of the gig at Saltbox Bar, as part of Acoustickle, Vince Wilson talks wanderlust, and how it relates to the star who’s about to grace our humble Notts stage…
JD Taylor's Epic UK Political Cyclo-Safari
Sat 10 Sept 2016"The idea to just go and cycle the entirety of Britain isn't a particularly common or obvious one"
Disability is Political
Mon 16 Jun 2014Disabled people are subject to appalling discrimination, just like some people suffer from sexism, racism or homophobia