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Accentuate, a pioneering programme by Screen South, creates and delivers projects that break new ground for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people in the cultural sector. https://curatingforchange.org/

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Nov 29

Launching #CuratingVisibility to amplify disability history and art, building on the successes of Curating for Change!

Follow us on Instagram @curatingforchange for exclusive visuals and updates—we’d love to connect.

#disabilityhistorymonth

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Aug 19

Get disabled voices front and centre to build accessibility in the heritage sector from the very start.

Our friends museumsandheritage.com want to hear from you ✉️

Museums + Heritage @museumsandheritage.com · Aug 19

Introducing our new feature: From Our Readers. ✉️

We want to hear your thoughts!

We're looking for those who would like to share their opinions on issues shaping the sector. We'd love to hear from you (even anonymously).

museumsandheritage.com/from-our-rea...

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Aug 14

We’re looking for Disabled Co-Producers to support our Curating Visibility Fellows.

Interested in museums and the stories they tell?

🔗http://alturl.com/rg7pb

@disabilitylab.bsky.social @londonmuseum.bsky.social
@charlestontrust.bsky.social @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jul 25

The panel discussion from the Museums + Heritage Show 2025 is now available to watch online. Ruth Garde from Accentuate and former Curating for Change fellow Kyle Jordan spoke on the panel “Inclusive Career Pathways in Museums and Heritage”. Watch it now: youtu.be/XzlE1aPPAsA

2025: Inclusive career pathways in museums and heritage

YouTube video by Museums and Heritage

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jul 18

We Will Not Be Left Behind is now live at IWM Duxford. This digital sound piece by Curating Visibility Fellow Cat Waites, Lucia Scazzocchio & DL Williams explores disabled people’s WWII stories via archives and oral histories.Thanks to @artfund.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social.

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jul 15

Disability Arts Online is seeking new trustees!

🧩 Join DAO Board of Trustees and make a meaningful impact, using your skills and experience to support a charitable organisation in achieving its mission.

Learn more and apply:
disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...
Deadline: 5pm on Thursday 31 July.

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jul 14

Last Thursday, we launched We Will Not Be Left Behind at IWM Duxford—a digital sound piece by Curating Visibility Fellow Cat Waites, Lucia Scazzocchio and deaf poet DL Williams. Huge thanks to all who came, and our funders @artfund.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social for making it possible!

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jul 9

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth 🌈 We’re celebrating disabled voices + thinking about how tech can make museums more inclusive. What tools or ideas would make cultural spaces more accessible to you? Share your thoughts—let’s shape the future together.

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

Curating Visibility Fellow Anahita Harding worked with co-producers at the Food Museum, to present Food Not Cuts - exploring disabled people’s experience of sourcing, cooking and eating food. Now live at @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social. @artfund.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks for attending the launch of Food Not Cuts exhibition created by co-producers & Curating Visibility Fellow Anahita Harding at @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social, with audio producer Lucia Scazzocchio. Thanks to @artfund.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social for making this exhibition possible.

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to our Curating Visibility Fellow, Anahita Harding, who has been named the Visual Artist Winner at the London Icons of the Year Awards! Read more about her practice here: shorturl.at/9YtOK
Image credit: Icons London

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Jun 2

We want to express our support for deaf, disabled & neurodivergent artists and cultural practitioners in light of the government’s proposed “Pathways to Work” Green Paper. Without Access to Work, we risk increased barriers and reduced employment.

Read our full response here: shorturl.at/VGlUe

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · May 15

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Curating Visibility reaffirms our commitment to tackling the under-representation of deaf, disabled & neurodivergent voices in museums—placing lived experience at the heart of workforce, collections & interpretation.

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Apr 28

🔍 Object of the Week

This 1789 pewter medallion celebrates King George III’s recovery from illness in 1801. George III’s condition also influenced major changes to British law around mental health and criminality.

📍 Dover Museum. Curated by Karl Mercer

shorturl.at/hxEZP

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Apr 21

🔍 Object of the Week

These handmade swimming trunks (1970s) belonged to Scottish long-distance swimmer Bill Stein, who became one of the first disabled people to swim the English Channel in 1979.

📍 Dover Museum. Curated by Karl Mercer

shorturl.at/vVV6g

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Apr 14

🔍 Object of the Week: Bartholomew Fair by B.R. Haydon (1786–1846) features rare early depictions of disabled figures, including someone using crutches and a small Black figure, possibly a child or person living with achondroplasia.

📍 @dovermuseum.bsky.social
Curated by @karlantmercer.bsky.social

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Apr 3

We’re launching a new branded website for Curating Visibility!

As part of this exciting update, we’re thrilled to announce that our 360° Virtual Tours from our Curating for Change project are now available to view!

Head over and explore the tour here: curatingforchange.org/events/360-v...

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Apr 1

Now that we’ve welcomed our final three Curating Visibility Fellows, we’re excited to introduce you to all six Fellows currently shaping the programme. Head to our website and get to know more about them! curatingforchange.org/2025/03/26/m...

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Mar 28

We’re partnering with London Museum on a series of short films spotlighting disabled Londoners throughout history.
DYSPLA is now casting for the final role: Billy Waters (1778–1823), a legendary Black, disabled street performer and musician. More info on our website: shorturl.at/y3FnF

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Mar 14

Five Curating for Change exhibitions which were displayed at Museum of Liverpool, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, National Railway Museum, York, and Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, are launching online as 360 Virtual Tours.

RSVP to [email protected] now 🚀

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Mar 7

Final day for all deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent artists to apply for Uncomfortable Bedfellows!

This is an arts-led project exploring disabled experiences in healthcare environments.

Apply now (BSL version available): shorturl.at/fpso5

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Mar 5

We inviting you to the online launch of 360-degree virtual tours of five Curating for Change exhibitions. Join us to discover how you can navigate the tours, how they were developed, and how we hope to build further accessibility into them in the future.
2pm, 19 March
RSVP: [email protected]

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Mar 3

Call out for Curating Visibility Filmmaker! 🎥 We are looking for an experienced filmmaker/editor to capture our project milestones, with a focus on the digital interventions at our six host museums.

Learn more about how to apply: shorturl.at/hfsxI

Deadline: 5pm, 21st March

Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Feb 28

Are you a deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent artist interested in arts & healthcare? 1 week left to apply for Uncomfortable Bedfellows, a paid online workshop by Accentuate & Screen South exploring disabled experiences in hospitals.
Apply and share your perspective (BSL available): shorturl.at/fpso5

Accentuate call out for deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists – Screen South

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Feb 24

Call for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists!
Take part in an online workshop - Uncomfortable Bedfellows - an arts-led exploration into the challenges faced by disabled people in healthcare environments. Learn more and apply by 7 March (BSL avail): shorturl.at/fpso5

Accentuate call out for deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists – Screen South

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Accentuate_Curating Visibility @accentuateuk.bsky.social · Feb 5

Applications are now open for the British Art Network/Yale Center for British Art Curatorial Forum, a 10-day residential programme in New Haven and New York from 5 - 15 October 2025. Find out more and apply: britishartnetwork.org.uk/opportunities/

Opportunities - British Art Network

BAN/YCBA Curatorial Forum 2025 New Haven and New York, October 2025 Application deadline: Monday 3 March 2025 at 5pm GMT Are you actively curating art – whether in a museum, […]

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