Resources

New Book Launch:
Encountering Disability and Citzenship through Contemporary Dance in Africa

Watch Interviews with artists – case studies and regarding festivals

UFS Third International Conference on Disability Rights

The University of the Free State’s Disability Rights Unit was established in April 2024 within the Faculty of Law. Learn more about the Disability Rights Unit.

Conference Theme: Universal Access for Persons with Disabilities – Designing Inclusive Futures.

4 June – 5 June 2026 University of the Free State | Bloemfontein | South Africa

Beyond Barriers in Dance | Disabled People in Dance

Beyond Barriers in Dance research study commissioned by the working group called Barriers to Progression & Employment in Dance for Disabled People

Learning from the AHRC Disability-Inclusive Development Networks

Report to UKRI of what we has been learned with PIs, partners and people with disabilities involved in the cohort of networks on disability published here:

Designing Creative Captions

Designing Creative Captions for contemporary dance with Ben Glover | Lived Fiction Collaborators

Disability & Inclusion Network Africa

Improving understandings of disability in sub-Saharan Africa

Stop Gap Dance – Home Practice

A free self-guided programme of online dance workshops and classes that introduce a variety of approaches to dance practice with inclusivity at its heart. Also supporting Future leaders ad inclusive choreography.

Report on UKRI Disability Network Early Career Researcher (ECR)

Reflections and Key Takeaways from the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop at Stellenbosch University

Always The Audience (Never the Star)

The experience of performers with high physical access requirements in London Theatres. Written by Dr. Jessi Parrott and Jamie Hale (Artistic Director; CRIPtic Arts)

Open Dialogo webinars in English and Italian

Topics:

Disability leadership

Rigour and Inclusion – developing disabled dance artists

Creative access for dance audiences

Open Dialogo – Artist residencies Q&A

Business Partner for Disability Inclusion

Disability:IN is a leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. Their network of over 500 corporations expands opportunities for people with disabilities across enterprises.

Free, subtitled workshop Starship Somatics, a community dance modality Petra Kuppers developed during the early days of the COVID pandemic as part of the Turtle Disco programming, looking for a way to create online environments for accessible, disability-culture-focused somatic creative movement.