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Recently our Subtitling Service Manager, Richard France, spoke at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School in Dartford. Richard spoke to students about being d/Deaf, about his work with Stagetext, as well as even teaching them some BSL basics. We’d like to thank Holy Trinity for hosting Richard, as well as thanking their students for … Continued

The Mendoza Review released on 14 November, is an independent review outlining key recommendations for how the government can support the museums sector in England. Disappointingly, while it does talk about inclusion and diversity, it doesn’t cover access for d/Deaf and disabled people. There are a growing number of museums who, with the help of organisations like … Continued

The State of Theatre Access report, produced in partnership between Stagetext, VocalEyes, and Include Arts, visited 659 UK theatre websites to discern the level of access information being presented by each venue. The report, which shows only 72 per cent of UK theatres provide even the most basic access information, breaks down theatres by regions … Continued

Zoe Moores, a PhD student from Roehampton University, is exploring how respeaking can best be used to subtitle more live arts and cultural events and Stagetext is supporting her research, as the findings may be used to support our services in the future. A little more about the project: Respeaking is the process of using … Continued

Stagetext received the very sad news today that Pat Collcutt, former Access Officer at the Royal Shakespeare Company, has passed away. Pat was instrumental in bringing captioned performances to the RSC, thus opening up the arts to many deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. In memory of Pat, our Co-founder Peter Pullan has written … Continued

Roz chalmers and Alex Romeo are Stagetext captioners, trainers and examiners for the professional qualification for captioners. In aid of Captioning Awareness Week, we asked them some quick-fire questions, recounting some experiences from their impressive captioning careers. What’s the most memorable captioning experience you’ve ever had and why? Roz: Captioning at the Royal Court on Who … Continued

Peter Pullan MBE, one of the three founders of STAGETEXT, received this year’s Heather Jackson Award at the National Association of Deafened People’s Conference in London on 27 April. The award is given to a deafened person who has made a significant contribution to the improvement of the welfare and opportunity of deafened people.   … Continued