BSL Interpreters

"I like to go to the theatre. When there are BSL interpreters, it is good but the interpreter stands at the side of the stage. This means to see the interpreter I have to look away from the performers and I may miss the action."

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Sahera Khan

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From a casting perspective

"From a casting perspective, it’s about finding a balance between not asking personal questions and knowing what specifics are required for a role."
...importance of the social-model...

"..there are many venues and spaces I’m unable to access at all, never mind work or rehearse in. Especially in the case of fringe theatre."
Worth

"A lot of the disability activism I see forefronts people who can speak for themselves..."
Community

"We reject the rule to operate in society solo..."
...lie down and rest to experience art...

"...we need ways to lie down and rest to experience art..."
...unjust circumstances...

"I think the social model forces acknowledgment from society that unjust circumstances, not disabled people themselves, are creating barriers to disabled lives..."
.. look beyond...

"We should look beyond the medical model and the social model....'
The Social Model can GET FUCKED.

"It drives me crazy when people say "the social model was created by Disabled People" like we're the Borg or something..."
Intersectional comprehension has to be discussed..

"Intersectional comprehension has to be discussed. I am a benefits/working class Muslim first generation Turkish Cypriot immigrant. When has a character or story encompassed all that?"
The affirmation model of disability

"The social model, at least to me, is stalled in a time where disabled people had no rights, identity or status."