Our View

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This conference raised many issues for me, not least the “commercialization” of the welfare to work industry was laid very bare - though here it was called “professionalization”. It’s clear...

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At last Saturday's MeCCSa Disability Studies Network event in London, Nick Watson from Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research at Glasgow University , presented findings from research into a shift...

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The Creative Case for Diversity

Posted by Colin Hambrook, 15/11/2011

photo of a man with a bald head and a beard
At the end September DAO was commissioned to cover the Arts Council’s decibel performing arts showcase in Manchester. The decibel event is designed to give artists whose work reflects diversity an...

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Out and About - Part 2

Posted by Jamie Beddard, 03/11/2011

Rachel Gadsden working with patients at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville.
I was excited by my first ever visit to Stoke Mandeville to observe the first phase of an Accentuate project, as yet unnamed intriguingly. Commissioned by Creative Junction as part of the Create,...

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Our View Event - Media Focus

Posted by Camilla Brueton, 27/10/2011

An image of a 1950's tv set, with a wooden surround.
The Our View event in London last week was an opportunity for all of Our View to take part in shaping the legacy of Accentuate. The event had a media focus. With the Paralympics rapidly approaching...

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Out and About - Part 1

Posted by Jamie Beddard, 10/10/2011

Hastings, a town of treasures.
As the Our View Core Group, much of our work is advisory and strategic, and can feel detached from the day-to-day activities happening on the ground, under the Accentuate umbrella. Underpinning the...

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Leadership, positive role models and sport

Posted by Camilla Brueton, 22/09/2011

Check out Our View Core Group member, Kristina Veasey being interviewed by CJ Lee, Area Performance Centre Head Coach at England Basketball, at the Access to Disability Sport Conference in...

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Decibel- the Creative Case for Diversity

Posted by Camilla Brueton, 16/09/2011

Decibel logo image
Our View Core Group member, Colin Hambrook has been up in Manchester this week, covering the Decibel Showcase for Disability Arts Online. Find out what Colin has experienced on...

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Driving Inspiration Celebration Day 14 July 2011

Posted by Colin Hambrook, 27/07/2011

driving inspiration banner made by students with artists Caroline Cardus and Rachel Gadsden
On 14th July Mandeville School played host to a massive celebration of the work produced by artists, paralympians and students from all 14 schools who have taken part in Driving Inspiration. The day...

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Accessible Carnival!

Posted by Kristina Veasey, 26/07/2011

A sunny Sunday and the perfect day for a carnival! My partner and 3 year old in tow, I headed off to Horsham Park in West Sussex. Horsham Carnival goes by the name of Sparks In the Park and this year...

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Our View launches Art Sport publication

Posted by Camilla Brueton, 14/06/2011

A green circle contains the words 'Art and Sport'. The are split across the middle from left to right by a pink line. A grey line circles the text, and joins the pink line on the right.
As a direct result of conversations between Our View members, and discussions held here on the blog, Our View has produced a publication about the different perspectives towards disability prevalent...

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Accentuate at the Houses of Parliament

Posted by Kristina Veasey, 07/06/2011

I am looking forward to attending our event at the Houses of Parliament tomorrow. MP, Mr Damian Collins, is hosting the event and it will be a chance to showcase our achievements to date. Accentuate...

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Being Me Being

Posted by Colin Hambrook, 29/05/2011

I had the privilege to spend a weekend doing yoga and art in Go Public! - one of the accentuate initiatives produced by Dada-South on 7th and 8th May. Yoga teacher Sarah Scott’s approach to...

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Looking forward to Upstream!

Posted by Kristina Veasey, 24/05/2011

I just wanted to share with you all my excitement about attending tomorrow's launch of Up-Stream. This promises to be a fantastic opportunity to become immersed in the creative works of some the...

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Sport v Art - A personal perspective and provocation

Posted by Jamie Beddard, 04/03/2011

As arts-practitioner and sports-goer, these respective arenas of ‘blood, sweat and tears’, have both, played significant roles in my 40-odd(!) years on this planet, and are inextricably linked to...

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Being PC?

Posted by Kristina Veasey, 20/01/2011

When is language offensive and when is it too pc (if there is such a thing)? I have a friend who works in an office where a colleague was disciplined for putting up a poster advertising 'a girls'...

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The hippy and the lion

Posted by Kristina Veasey, 20/01/2011

Suggestions of award systems, showing the increased profits that can be made by welcoming disabled customers, highlighting legislative responsibilities and the penalties for those who don't comply...

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Do I 'have a disability' or am I disabled?

Posted by Colin Hambrook, 13/12/2010

Definitions can either divide us or unite us in our search for identity and validation. But it's not easy. How long is the piece of string we use to tackle ideas around the discrimination we face. I...

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IPC Shooting World Cup - posted on behalf of Jon Adams

Posted by Camilla Brueton, 22/10/2010

Drawing by Jon Adams showing several black circles overlapping in a slighlty chaotic way, around a central black cicle; the target
There is a certain stigma attached to the word ‘gun’, for those of us brought up with a little knowledge who see it from and alternative side (I used to shoot )the thoughts are more of the...

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Sea, sun, fish and drawing tents - a good day out?

Posted by Kristina Veasey, 28/09/2010

inside the drawing tent looking out through the screen and the drawings on it towards the Net Shops on the other side
This month saw the opening of many of our nation’s treasured museums, houses and places of historical interest in a celebration of our national heritage. As an Our View ambassador I was asked to...

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My initial misgivings over the title, with scary reverberations of the deeply patronising film ‘Inside I’m Dancing’, soon receded as a highly-polished and creative documentary revealed the...

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Gaming! Launch

Posted by Kristina Veasey, 11/08/2010

logo for Wheels of Glory
On 13th July I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of Wheels Of Glory, a new computer game based around the Paralympics. Before attending, I knew very little about how this project had...

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Playground to Podium - my day at Stoke Mandeville

Posted by Sarah Playforth, 08/08/2010

On the last Saturday in July, I spent six hours on trains travelling to and from Stoke Mandeville stadium to observe the Playground to Podium event. I had a programme but had no real idea what I'd...

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Thanks Jamie - you sumed up how I feel completly too, brilliant and I dont have to write it all down! Yes - I have had to accept that I am disabled - often or not by other people or society and...

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Am I Disabled? Am I an Artist?

Posted by Esther Fox, 14/07/2010

Thank you Jamie for a fantastic peice of writing and a really insightful discussion around identity from a personal and engaging perspective. I really enjoyed reading it. All best Esther.

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Our View is a group of deaf and disabled people that sit at the heart of Accentuate.

The Our View group ensures that the views and contributions of disabled people inform every level of the programme.

There are two groups within Our View.  The Core Group consists of five members who act as an internal steering committee for Accentuate.  They also act as ambassadors, attending Accentuate events and they contribute regularly to the Our View blog.  They provide personal experiences of their ongoing journey with Accentuate and how they are helping to steer the vision of the programme.

The Our View Project People have direct links to the projects and help to inform projects "on the ground".

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