Disability equality leader, Michèle Taylor, steers the Ramps on the Moon podcast into the heart of mainstream theatre. With special guests, she discovers/unwraps/reveals the joys, the frustrations, the successes, and the learning in elevating disabled people into the centre of theatre work. Join Michèle as she shares the realities of the ‘now’ and what the future can hold for disability equality in the arts.
Michèle is a disability equality trainer and consultant who set up her own business in 1992 to work with arts and other cultural organisations. She has seen immense change across the sector in that time, and is still impatient for more:
“It’s time to focus on anti-ableism: recognising that as disabled people, we are no longer satisfied with being granted access into an essentially ableist sector. I am proud of the Ramps on the Moon partners for the work they have done to reflect on their own structures and processes, and to share their learning.”
Ep 8: Making a meaningful evaluation of the Ramps on the Moon project
Clare Hammerton carried out the independent evaluation for the Ramps… Continue Reading Ep 8: Making a meaningful evaluation of the Ramps on the Moon project
EP 7: The important impact of having an AGENT FOR CHANGE in your theatre
Ben Wilson and Aisling Gallagher have been Ramps on the… Continue Reading EP 7: The important impact of having an AGENT FOR CHANGE in your theatre
EP 6: Throwing down the gauntlet on Access with David Bellwood, Head of Access at The National Theatre
Michèle talks to David Bellwood – Head of Access at… Continue Reading EP 6: Throwing down the gauntlet on Access with David Bellwood, Head of Access at The National Theatre
EP 5: Producing an accessible show with Eleanor Lang and Sean Brooks from Theatre Royal Stratford East
Eleanor Lang and Sean Brooks are from Theatre Royal Stratford… Continue Reading EP 5: Producing an accessible show with Eleanor Lang and Sean Brooks from Theatre Royal Stratford East
EP 4: Anti-Ableism, Activism and the Arts with Andrew Miller MBE, UK Arts Access Champion, broadcaster and cultural consultant
Amongst other things, Andrew Miller is the UK Arts Access… Continue Reading EP 4: Anti-Ableism, Activism and the Arts with Andrew Miller MBE, UK Arts Access Champion, broadcaster and cultural consultant
EP 3: Making Work – The Artistic Side with Amy Leach, Deputy Artistic Director of Leeds Playhouse
Disability equality leader, Michèle Taylor invites Amy Leach, Deputy Artistic… Continue Reading EP 3: Making Work – The Artistic Side with Amy Leach, Deputy Artistic Director of Leeds Playhouse