Disability in music and theatre ⏲️ 6 Minute English

The UK's Equality Act of 2010 guaranteed the rights of disabled people to equal access to education, employment, and services, including music, theatre and the arts. Despite this, it's still difficult for disabled musicians and music fans to perform and see live music. Neil and Georgie introduce you to some ways people are trying to change this, while teaching you some useful vocabulary. ????????????

❓❓❓ A study by disabled musicians’ group, Attitude is Everything, found that one third of music venues provided no disabled access information at all. But which London music venue was recently given a Gold award for accessibility for disabled musicians and audiences? Was it:

a) The Royal Albert Hall?
b) The Southbank Centre? or,
c) Brixton Academy?

Listen to the programme to hear the answer. You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here ????
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240321

Vocabulary:
✔️lived experience - the things that someone has directly experienced themselves, especially when these give the person understanding that people who have only heard about such experiences do not have
✔️accessible - enabling a person with a disability to engage in the same interactions, acquire the same information, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability
✔️mass-produce - produce a lot of the same product cheaply in a factory
✔️bespoke - made specially for one person in particular
✔️dyslexic - having dyslexia, a condition which makes it difficult for someone to spell, read or write
✔️colour-coded - using different colours to represent different parts or functions of something

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