Below are some resources to help improve your understanding of and confidence in working with disabled people, and to aid in making your work or organisation more diverse, accessible and inclusive. For general enquiries, please contact [email protected] or call +44 (0) 207 424 7330. For more information on our work overseas, visit our international page.
Further resources are available through the Unlimited website, a Shape-led project run in partnership with Artsadmin.
Guidance on the Equality Act 2010 can be found on the Equality and Human Rights Commission website.
How to ensure accessibility is met at every stage of your marketing Read more
A short guide for curators, programmers and exhibition organisers on ensuring that the exhibition you’re putting on is accessible and inclusive of disabled people Read more
The Shape team offer their best tips for caring for your mental health when you work in the arts Read more
What do we actually mean by 'disabled'? Why do we say 'disability' and 'disabled' instead of 'diffability', 'differently-abled', 'special' or 'different'? What are disabling barriers? Read more
Exploring the links between Art and Audio Description Read more
Migraine Awareness Week: how to make sure you’re not excluding migraineurs from arts events Read more
Evaluation reports of our work connected with employing disabled people Read more
Information on how to create participatory projects with disabled people Read more
A short resource pack on how to market your accessible event Read more
A short resource pack on how to create an accessible event Read more
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Read some top tips engaging with learning disabled people in and through employments Read more
How to make sure you’re not excluding deaf people from arts events Read more