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Gus Cummins' Ictal Project

Gus Cummins' Ictal Project

The latest installment of Gus Cummins' Ictal project, now on show in Exeter, has involved converting recordings of activity during seizures, into sound and vision. Kate Cotton reports

tags:interview_profiledisability artsvisual arts

Dolly Sen's Blog

Dolly Sen's Blog

Award winning writer, film-maker and artist gives an insight into the world of a mental health system survivor

tags:survivor artsgay_lesbian_tgblack_asiandisability artscomedy

Close up Talk @ Tate Britain

Close up Talk @ Tate Britain

Liz Porter visits an audio-described tour of Tate Britain and reflects on access provision for visually impaired people at museums and art galleries.

tags:reviewaccessibilityvisual arts

Alan Scott: in memoriam

Alan Scott: in memoriam

What does a disabled person need to get by? DAO reproduces an insightful reflection from a warm, sensitive artist who sadly died in October 2008

tags:visual artsprintmakingpoetry

Penny Pepper

Penny Pepper

Disabled writer and performer Penny Pepper, gives dao readers an inside view of the relevance of disability arts in her day-to-day working life

tags:womens issuesdisability arts

Cirque Nova

Cirque Nova

Jean-Marie Akkerman travels to Kenya to set up a circus project with AIDS awareness project Dance4Life

tags:gay_lesbian_tgperforming artstraining

Crippen's Blog

Crippen's Blog

Dave Lupton aka disability cartoonist Crippen, continues his irreverant rampage through life and DAO!

tags:politicalhistorydisability artsvisual artssatirecomedy

Oska Bright On The Road

Oska Bright On The Road

Oska Bright is the only film festival in the world run by people with learning difficulties. The team blog their travels here and abroad.

tags:learning disabilitiesfilmfestival