Access

Creative Access

Creative access in my work is a non-negotiable. Whenever I’m starting a new project, access is the first point of conversation - not the last. This ranges from creating an accessible environment for the cast and audience, consulting on visual guides to organising captioned performances and providing sensory-adapted and relaxed performances, to ensuring each piece of work is person-centred by conducting focus groups, collecting feedback, and ensuring that lived experience is considered every step of the way.

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Poster for the play 'Chameleon' featuring two women wearing costumes with chameleon and plant themes, smiling and posing together.
A page from a play script or program titled 'Good to know'. It explains how the characters, including Chameleon, interact with the audience in the show. The page includes a photograph of a woman on stage with red hair, sitting on a box, wearing a purple top and pajama pants with a floral pattern, speaking or acting as her character. The text discusses the use of different names for characters and the stage lighting effects.

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Access Coordination

I’ve worked as Access Coordinator for outdoor arts NPO Walk the Plank’s Salford 100 project, in collaboration with Salford City Council. The Wagon Train celebrated Salford’s centennial as a city and put its grassroots communities and local talent at the forefront.

As Access Coordinator, I’ve ensured that accessible practices are followed, implemented Easy-Read and Large Print packs for key information and liaised with artists and audience members about access concerns.


For The Wagon Train Finale, I’ve been appointed as Access Lead where I’m leading collaboration with the Salford Disability Forum to create a personalised access offer, based on the lived experiences of D/deaf and Hard of Hearing Salfordian residents. This has involved leasing with and booking BSL interpreters, spearheading an employment development programme for Disabled young people in Greater Manchester and offering paid work placements at the Finale, and coordinating internal D/deaf Awareness Training for core staff.

A group of people playing guitars and singing on an outdoor stage during a festival, with an audience seated on the grass in front of them.
People participating in an outdoor yoga or meditation session on a grassy lawn, with some lying on mats and others standing nearby, surrounded by colorful candles and plants, with a greenhouse and trees in the background.
People performing a theatrical play on an outdoor stage, some wearing costumes including hats and masks, with a colorful backdrop and audience members nearby.

Salford 100 - The Wagon Train

Photography by Darren Robinson

Creative Support Work

As a Creative Support Worker at the Lowry, working with NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) neurodivergent young people (16-25) in Manchester in creative employability workshops.

I honed my skills in accessibility, inclusion, and creative engagement.

Through training with Access All Areas, the National Youth Theatre, and the Lowry, I achieved my Level 1 Awareness of Safeguarding Training and gained specialised training in navigating boundaries, creating access riders, and helping traverse workplace scenarios.

I was able to confidently work with participants with a range of access needs, including neurodivergent, learning disabled, and blind participants to ensure their full and comfortable engagement with the programme. Through foreseeing access barriers and recommending and implementing reasonable adjustments, participants enjoyed several weeks of stream-lined, engaging and smooth delivery of employability training.

Lowry X National Youth Theatre Assemble

Group of people standing together outside a modern building with large glass windows and balconies. Some people are smiling and wearing casual clothing.

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