TV star Mat Fraser (pictured above) is asking people across the country to share their memories and experiences of the Disability Arts movement as part of a national heritage project. Mat is supporting ‘Cripping Culture: A Journey into Disability Arts Heritage’, a major new project run by disabled-led charitable arts organisation, Disability Arts Online, supported through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project aims to save the stories of the Disability Arts movement from...

For the first time, more than 41,000 blind and visually impaired children in the UK could benefit from a breakthrough that will make block coding accessible for them. New screen reader compatibility has been launched in Microsoft MakeCode, removing barriers that have long prevented many blind and low vision pupils from taking part in block-based coding alongside their classmates. Developed in partnership with Micro:bit Educational Foundation and the Blockly team at the Raspberry Pi...

A theatre company that features an integrated cast of actors with disabilities both visible and invisible is to stage Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. The classic satirical tale, tackling Victorian society’s obsession with social status, marriage, and superficiality, returns to The Actor’s Church in Covent Garden, London, on July 21, 22 and 24. Founded by renowned actor Mark Beer (pictured above), Dramaiocht Productions is one of the first theatre companies to give...