Welcome

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This website is dedicated to The Working Group's commissioned research titled Barriers to Progression & Employment in Dance for Disabled People, funded by Arts Council England.

 

A research study evidencing the barriers that disabled people experience when working in dance, and that aims to initiate wider discussions and actions across the dance sector to better support the progression and employment of disabled people, at all levels, who work in dance. 

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The pages on this website share information about The Working Group and why this research was commissioned, a page on who the researchers are, how you can sign up to our mailing list to learn about the future plans, and importantly a page where you can learn about the findings from the report (published in June 2025) This includes:

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- A short animation film

- A short report

- The full length report

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Accompanying Audio and BSL recordings are available.

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Please note this website is currently under construction and all final reports and resources will be available from June 2025.

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