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Dance Artist, maker-researcher of Inclusive choreography and audio description. Resident @PMStudioUK

Bristol United Kingdon
Joined December 2009
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Israeli military have been urging hospitals & Int’l orgs in northern Gaza to rapidly relocate people to the south & airdropping leaflets. This is virtually impossible: w/no transport children, sick & older people, pregnant women, persons with disabilities can’t make this journey.
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I need plastic straws to drink particularly away from home. I can't use reusable alternatives. I'd been using biodegradable ones but most melt in hot drinks or break in transit. Not the biggest issue but being stuck without a straw causes me stress that wasn't there a few yrs ago
I can't drink without plastic straws. For years I've bought clear ones online (look a bit nicer than kids' ones). Since the straw ban they've got more expensive and now they've disappeared If your environmentalism only affects disabled people, it's not as progressive as you think
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6 yrs on it’s a scandal that the bereaved, survivors & residents of #Grenfell continue to be let down. It’s scandalous that their grief is compounded by inaction & a lack of accountability & there’s an ever-present risk their trauma will play out in other communities.
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The “ALT TEXT” meme, I get it’s frustrating…..but let’s hope it brings a positive result that more people will learn and understand it’s meaning and start using it. #AltText #BlindTwitter #AltTextMeme
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Sliding into a diabetic coma but it’ll be worth it. @HarrySpecters makes quite possibly the best chocolates I’ve ever tasted outside 🇧🇪 but its founding principle is a social one: giving work to autistic adults. We filmed here today..you can’t help but be impressed 📺 BBC1 630pm
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One of the most dangerous ideas in the arts is that once you start something - a building, a company, a festival - it has to go on forever.
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Join a magical adventure at @WestonbirtArb! Sat 15 April, for visually impaired children & families - aged 5-13 yrs and in Gloucestershire. Have fun with guided walks, activities & interactive performance. A creative and mindful day for the whole family. TheVelcroCollective.Com/Our-… – at Gloucester, England
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Guide Dogs ad casting call - partially sighted boy 7-12, VI/blind man 20s/30s & VI/blind man 50s/60s. Confident, playful with cheeky energy. Filming will take place in London at the end of January. Paid. Email [email protected] with name, phone no. and a recent photo.
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Thanks for raising this - we even have one outside @TPTgeneral office every morning now so we’re putting a note on it and will see if this makes a difference
This is #London. Dockless e-scooters & dockless bikes have taken over the pavements causing obstructions & trip hazards for pedestrians. This is not safe at all. Please shut the e-scooter trial down & pause the bikes until lockable docking stations are installed off the pavement.
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On my way to hopefully first of many wonderful meetings with @ace_national to talk about how blind and partially sighted people can have the best experience in public libraries. Just had time for a pink chai latte and a cake in the wonderfully named cafe #ChaiAndCrumbs – at Birmingham, England
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When navigating a familiar route, I’ve learned to use anything that will help me to identify where I am or which way I need to turn - like a change of pavement surface, posts, walls & even manhole covers. But I can only do this if my white cane is intact! 🤦🏽‍♂️
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This will be great - if you employ people please do this training📝
Calling all Arts Organisations! Sign up for our Access to Work webinar and learn all about the scheme and how to support your disabled employees to apply. When - 08 Nov Where - Online Cost - £50 (admits two members of staff) Find out more ↓ disabilityarts.online/events…
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I've made a new planning tool for Arts Council project grants. There's a link to the jamboard in my resources here but you can also just recreate it with paper and post its christinapoultoncreative.co.… Before you start writing...
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I'm putting the finishing touches to the audio description for this amazing dance show. Come along if you like late 90s hip hop with a twist
We're so excited for the first performance of Cherish Menzo's Jezebel at BAC this evening 🤩 Don't miss out & get tickets while you still can! 6 - 14 Oct | 🎟️ ow.ly/QIfE50KwyQZ
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THIS is the reason why technology can empower everyone. Huge congratulations @BlondeHistorian! #Accessibility #Technology
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I wish I could tell my 14-year-old self, “You’re not a burden. You deserve full access.” So grateful to be able to share this message with disabled students and nondisabled students/allies at @PhillipsAcademy today!
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Dance description is an area most describers approach with trepidation & there is currently no accepted approach. The Practical Lab on 4th Oct will help build confidence + develop strategies that are satisfying for audiences, dancers & describers alike! thevelcrocollective.com/prac… – at Gloucester, England
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We’re looking forward to connecting with dancers, choreographers & audio describers at our upcoming practical lab. It’s all about creative embedded audio description, with a focus on outdoor arts. 4th Oct at the brilliant @101OutdoorArts. Details here: thevelcrocollective.com/prac… – at Gloucester, England
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Help us open doors for guide dogs and sign up to be a High Street Hero. Speak to shops on your high street to ask them to welcome assistance dogs and guide dogs, helping to end access refusals. Sign up here: bit.ly/3BYMypH AD video: youtube.com/watch?v=AFNbF2iP…