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Cancelled and postponed events

On 12th March, the government announced that we have moved from the “containment” stage of dealing with Coronavirus, to the “delay” stage. Although there are no government ordered bans on live events, in the interest of public safety, a large number of venues we work with have made the decision to cancel or postpone their … Continued

Can you help us replace our stolen tablets this Christmas?

We have had an amazing year working with some of the most incredible organisations in the country. We’ve teamed up with the likes of the Wellcome Collection, the V&A, and even Buckingham Palace, to bring live subtitles to some of the most exciting and interesting exhibitions and talks in the country. But unfortunately, we’ve come … Continued

Less than one in five UK theatres list captioned performances on their websites

The State of Theatre Access report, which is released today, details what access information is being made available on theatres’ websites across the UK. Of the 629 venues audited only 117 (19%) listed captioned performances on their websites, falling from 139 venues in 2017 (21%). This year 161 venues (26%) failed to share any access … Continued

State of Access Museums 2018

Stagetext are proud to announce the release of the State of Museum Access 2018 and launch the Museum Access Pledge. The report created by VocalEyes working in collaboration with Stagetext and Autism in Museums highlights that the major barrier to disabled people visiting museums is the lack of advance information. Museum websites are key tools for providing visitor access information, and the … Continued

Thank you to Holy Trinity C of E Primary School

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

List your event on our website

We are now offering free listings on our website for captioned and subtitled events. We are one of the leading suppliers of captioning and subtitling within the arts and we are offering any theatre, museum, gallery, or other cultural venue holding accessible events free listings on our website. Our website is often the first port … Continued

Response to the Mendoza Review

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

PhD project on live subtitles

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

Thank you Pat Collcutt

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

#CAPaware: captioners’ quick-fire questions

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 receives NADP’s Heather Jackson Award

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
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