At Melbourne Fringe we use the words Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent as terms that can include people with a variety of lived experience. Disability includes Chronic Illness, and also dynamic medical conditions that change in severity from day to day. You belong! In the interests of brevity, and not seeming to create an exhaustive list - because we don't want to exclude anyone - we will refer to Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent from here on in.
Making your show accessible for audiences and artists who disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent is something we encourage and value. Accessibility needs to be considered and budgeted for early in the show making process. Read, watch and listen on to discover how to make your work as accessible as possible.
Guide to Talking About Disability
Access Considerations Checklist
Low Sensory and Relaxed Performances
Making Art Accessible for Blind and Low Vision Audiences
Making Art Accessible for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Audiences
Ensuring Your Event is Physically Accessible
Marketing Your Event to Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent communities
Additional Accessibility Resources
Here is our Access Considerations event to learn from our previous Access Advisory Group on how you can make your shows accessible.
The panelists for this event were Ashley Apap, Lauren Hayes and Sam Martin. It was facilitated by Access Advisor Carly Findlay. Please see information on the panelists below.