Access Not Denied
Join Content Creator and host Cian Binchy in our youtube series ‘Access Not Denied’, launched as part of Learning Disability Week in June 2024.
Access Not Denied is an explainer series talking about all things learning disability, autism and the arts.
It is co-written with Cian, produced by Hannah Dingle, and co-created with Access All Areas in-house team made up of industry experts and neurodivergent professionals with lived experience.
In this series he is debunking tired autistic media tropes, breaking down the social vs medical model of disability, simplifying how to make accessible performances and so much more.
Learning Disabled and Autistic Icons
It’s Learning Disability Week!
As this year’s theme is “Do You See Me?” todays episode of Access Not Denied is all about learning disabled people being seen, heard, and valued.
Let Cian introduces you to 10 learning disabled and autistic icons of the British Arts Industry.
Social vs Medical Model of Disability
To celebrate disability pride month this July and the activists that paved its way, Cian brings you a hilarious guide to The Social Model vs The Medical Model of disability!
Join him while he breaks down what these models of disability may look like in everyday situations and gives you a brief history of disability rights.
Accessible Performances
There’s been a lot of talk in the news about content warnings in theatre.
Join Cian for this week’s Access Not Denied where he explains why content warnings, set tours, familiarisation tools and other accessible adjustments, can make a big difference for a lot of theatregoers.
Autistic Media Tropes
We’re tired of seeing the same tropes around autism over and over again in the media.
Join Cian for this week’s unfiltered episode of Access Not Denied, where he breaks down these clichés about autism, how to spot them, and what we can do to overcome them.
Easy Reads
Written communication is a barrier for a lot of people – but does it really need to be that complicated?
In this episode, Cian shares our top tips on using “Easy Read” – an accessible way of formatting information for people who might not be as comfortable with written text.
#ActuallyAutistic
Seen #ActuallyAutistic used on social media but don’t know what it means?
Join Cian and some well-known autistic influencers in this week’s Access Not Denied as they explain one of the most popular neurodivergent hashtags and why many autistic people feel the need to reclaim their narrative online.
Co-creation
What does good Learning Disabled and Autistic representation look like?
Is it enough to just put someone from the community on stage or on our screens, and say “job done”?
In this week’s episode Cian is discussing Accessible Co-Creation, and how to include professional Learning Disabled and Autistic people in every step of the process.
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