Disability Arts Online

Daniel Pitt

I am humbled by the compliments given to me in regards to my blog on the oppression of disabled people. As a human rights activist, disability rights are on of my biggest passion so I hope to help challenge prejudices and perceptions regarding disability.

Linda Burnip

I am increasingly concerned that venues like Manchester Evening News arena and super Showcase cinemas are removing the right for disabled people to be accompanied by a free PA/ carer on the basis that since their venues are 'fully' accesible they don't need to take anyone with them.This is just sheer ignorance, how do they think people get to the venues.what do they think PAs do to support people,have they absolutely no concept of what needs disabled patrons may need to have met by a PA/carer. I think challenging this will have to be our or possibly someone else's next legal battle.

But somewhere in this the DDA is failing.

Penny Pepper

A great piece from you both. Keep writing this stuff Dan!

As an old timer, I think it's true there has been progress especially in areas of what we could call environmental access.

When I was 17 - eek! I won't launch into some old git monty python style rant about it were hard in those days etc etc). But certain things we can now take for granted were not there.

However, leaving out the lack of genuine exposure and involvement we get in the media - I also think we are certainly much more Out There in the world. And I think at this point in time, it disturbs people-the Nons. We make a lot of them uncomfortable. This triggers hate crime, prejudice and all the rest, including a pervasive indifference to us - an indifference which I think injects much of society at present anyhow.

We can only keep being Out There! And make them even more uncomfortable until they get it.