Xposure 2004 is the third annual month-long festival celebrating the diverse and imaginative world of deaf and disability arts. Venues are throughout London and specifically chosen for their accessibility, including: Croydon Clocktower, Oval House, Sadler’s Wells and Jacksons Lane, where the first London disability arts festival was held in 1998.
Currently in the UK, access to the arts for disabled people is easier than at any time in the past. Crucial sections of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) came into force on 1st October 2004, which places a duty on arts organisations as employers and providers of goods and services, to make reasonable adjustments to avoid discriminating against disabled people. In practical terms this has meant many public galleries, theatres etc. have made changes to their buildings, which allow for easy access to everyone. Wheelchairs are an obvious example and Jackson’s Lane theatre can accommodate up to 16 audience members using wheelchairs.
