Discussion
Taking space and raising a Raspberry Pi to Sophie Partridge!
“Sophie is not just a loss to the disability arts community, she is also a huge loss to female techie communities.” Last month I delivered a presentation for ‘Taking Space’ […]
Category Archives: Disability issues
Updates
In Memory: Sophie Partridge
It was with the greatest sadness that we learnt that one of Drake Music’s Associate Musicians and friend, Sophie Partridge, passed away on Monday 5th June. This is heart-breaking news […]
Resources
Understanding Disability: Part 3 – The Medical Model
Third in a series looking at how we conceive of and talk about Disability
Resources
Understanding Disability: Part 2 – The Eugenics Model
Part 2 in a series looking at how we view and think about Disability.
Resources
Discussion
Are the arts at risk of becoming elitist and bland?
“Just because you are the majority doesn’t make you normal; just more common”. According to a recent Arts Council report, black and minority ethnic people make up 17% of English […]
Discussion
UK Disability History Month 2016 – a playlist
As UK Disability History Month draws to a close we thought we would share some resources they have produced around the 201 theme of Disability and Language, along with some […]
Events
Associate Musicians Disability Equality Training The Trainers Day – 24 October 2016
When people come together and make music barriers to communication and understanding can come tumbling down. We also know that music can transform attitudes and change perspectives. Organisations often need […]
Discussion
Music Mark 2016 PART TWO: The Drake Music Breakout Session
Music Mark 2016 was a BUSY day, so much so that it took two blog posts to bring you all the news! Our session went so well that I felt […]
Discussion
Finding the Right Frequency to Burst the Bubble
James Rose reflects on his experience of the Breaking the Bubble conference in Oct 2016, and the BtB team respond
