There are more music, theatre and dance organisations interested in making music accessible and many more people interested in this work than ever before. Here is what I know of the current landscape in 2025 - please do email me anyone I have missed.

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Orchestras / ensembles / companies for professionals 

 

BSO Resound - bsolive.com/events/bso-resound/

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Diverse City - diversecity.org.uk/

 

formidAbility - www.formidability.org/

Paraorchestra - paraorchestra.com/

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RNS Moves - theglasshouseicm.org/royal-northern-sinfonia/orchestra/rns-moves/

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We Are Hera - www.wearehera.uk

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Orchestras / ensembles for children and young people

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National Open Youth Orchestra (Noyo) - https://noyo.org.uk/

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Theatre / circus / dance

Candoco - candoco.co.uk/

Extraordinary Bodies - www.extraordinarybodies.org.uk/

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Graeae theatre - graeae.org/

 

 

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Organisations supporting instrument development

 

Drake Music - https://www.drakemusic.org/

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OHMI, One Handed Musical Instrument Trust - https://www.ohmi.org.uk/

 

 

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Organisations supporting artist development 

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Drake Music - https://www.drakemusic.org/

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Disability Arts Online - has arts production mentoring  - disabilityarts.online

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Funding for specifically disabled-led projects

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Unlimited: funding disabled led work - https://weareunlimited.org.uk

 

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Write your own access rider

Figure out and communicate the support and solutions that help you work at your best

https://musiciansunion.org.uk/legal-money/workplace-rights-and-legislation/equality-rights/disabled-musicians-rights-and-support-at-work/access-riders-for-musicians/access-rider-template

https://disabilityarts.online/resources/guides-and-toolkits/access-riders/

https://weareunlimited.org.uk/resource/creating-your-own-access-rider/



Other things it helps to know about... 

Disability Arts Online - reviews, information, has arts production mentoring offers
https://disabilityarts.online/

NDACA - National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
The history of disability arts protest in the UK
https://the-ndaca.org/



The Social Model of Disability

https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/social-model-disability-language
https://www.inclusionlondon.org.uk/about-us/disability-in-london/social-model/the-social-model-of-disability-and-the-cultural-model-of-deafness/#


Access to work 

This service is currently struggling (the wait for freelancers is longer than 1 year) but is worth you knowing about. 

Official government website
https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Good guide for artists
https://disabilityarts.online/resources/guides-and-toolkits/access-to-work/

https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/resources/access-work

 

General disability rights

 

Disability rights UK - https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org
An excellent site at up to help you navigate disability benefits including PIP
 

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