Accessible and Inclusive Casting workshop
Alongside bespoke consultancy services, Access All Areas offers a wide-ranging programme of training in learning disabilities and autism for arts and cultural organisations.
All sessions are co-facilitated by an accredited trainer with learning disabilities and/or autism. All sessions include role play, scenario-based working and resource packs.
We also offer ongoing out-of-house services to organisations, creating Visual Guides, Easy Read documents and designing and delivering best practice Relaxed Performances.
” in the process helping us with generating our written communication to individuals. In addition, Lucy came and provided specific training to all the casting team as well as others from Lime Pictures.”
Peter Hunt, Hollyoaks
Q & A
Aims of this workshop
To develop best practice understanding of working with learning disabled and autistic actors.
Who is it for?
Casting Directors and Agencies; Producers, Programmers and Artistic Directors.
Key points covered in the day
- Introduction to learning disabilities and autism
- How to create an accessible audition process to include easy read applications and visual stories of the audition day
- Language and the social model of disability
- Effective communication and creative steering
- Representation of learning disabled and autistic people in the media
- 2010 Equality Act and Reasonable adjustments
- Working with creative support workers
- Interactive approaches to working with scripts
What participants will gain skills, knowledge and confidence in
- Their awareness of autism and learning disabilities
- Creating a welcoming environment for learning disabled and autistic actors during the audition process
- Making the application process accessible
- Adapting and creatively working with scripts
- What creative support workers are and how best to work with them
- Using accessible communication
Book your place
Or to find out more please get in touch.
Phone 0207 613 6445
Email info@accessallareastheatre.org
Workshops are available as full day, half day or flexible packages.
“Through all of our wonderful audition days we’ve been joined by Gemma Harvey a ‘Creative Support Worker’provided by Access All Areas who has been with us to help support the needs of each individual coming in to meet us. Gemma will also be with us for the screen tests to help prep the actors.”
