Accentuate launched on this day in 2009
Today is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities and Accentuate is pleased to celebrate all that has been achieved since our launch.
Legacy Medal 3: Accentuate Will Share New Models of Working with Disabled People, Across the UK and Internationally
Accentuate will continue its work developing and sharing its expertise, particularly around delivering accessible practices, on a national scale in 2013.
Legacy Medal 2: Accentuate Will Continue to Inspire the Next Generation
Accentuate, will pursue its work to inspire the next generation, and is set to reinforce its position as an international leader in providing opportunities for young deaf and disabled people.
Legacy Medal 1: Accentuate Secures Vote of Confidence from Legacy Trust UK to continue to lead Disability Cultural Activity
Accentuate, is delighted to announce it will continue its groundbreaking work throughout the next year and beyond, leading on disability cultural activity as well as continuing to nurture new ideas. Through this transitional phase it will commission and d
Accentuate Medal 7: Accentuate ensures the South East is Accessible and Welcoming to Deaf and disabled visitors
As a result of Accentuate projects, just over 1000 businesses in the South East have increased their skills and knowledge in improving access to venues and events.
Accentuate Medal 6: Accentuate Gives Young People a Voice!
In the three years since it was launched, Accentuate has succeeded in giving young Deaf and disabled people a voice and an opportunity to share their opinions through creative thinking.
Accentuate Medal 5: Accentuate has influenced the Cultural Olympiad in the South East to showcase more deaf and disabled artists work than in other regions
Since its creation in 2009, Accentuate has worked tirelessly to champion the work of Deaf and disabled artists. We have worked with Arts Council England (funding partner) and the South East London 2012 Creative Programmer Caterina Loriggio, who has been c
Accentuate Medal 4: Accentuate Drives Inspiration in Sharing the Story of the Paralympic Movement with Hundreds of Young People Across the Globe
Accentuate is celebrating the legacy of Stoke Mandeville Hospital by supporting a major new exhibition, which will take place alongside the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Medal 3. Accentuate has brought together disabled artists and athletes in ways that have not been seen before.
Accentuate has worked right across the cultural sector and many of it’s projects, including Driving Inspiration and Starting Line, have enabled disabled athletes and artists to work together.
Accentuate Medal Two: Celebrating the Paralympic Torch and Igniting the potential of the next generation of disabled artists and performers!
Live art + dance + film + hundreds of athletes & young people worldwide + the Paralympic Flame = Starting Line
Medal1. Accentuate Inspires Tomorrow’s Paralympic and Elite Disabled Athletes with World Class Sporting Events
We are entering an historic moment in time; the Paralympic Games are coming home. Accentuate will be celebrating this moment by releasing a set of medals outlining what we have achieved so far and what we still intend to do
FYI: Opportunities to get involved
This section is for you to find out more about how you can get involved in Accentuate projects.
FYI: Opportunities and Jobs
Sync South East and uScreen
FYI: Opportunities
This section is a chance to get involved in some Accentuate projects
Featured Project and FYI : Opportunities
There is so much going on that we have combined two sections to bring you the news and opportunities that are available with four Accentuate projects. Please look at the Accentuate website for more detailed information.
Featured Project
We focus on two projects Realise and Campaign, that particularly provide opportunities for young disabled people to gain expertise and share their thoughts and ideas.
Accentuate Ambassador
We are delighted to welcome Vidar Hjardeng as an Accentuate Ambassador. Vidar is the Diversity Manager for the ITV News Group and has a wealth of expertise and knowledge within broadcast and media.
FYI: Opportunities
This section tells you about all kinds of activity that you might want to get involved in.
FYI: Opportunities
How you can get involved
Featured Ambassador: Hilary Davan Wetton
We are delighted to welcome one of Britain's most versatile and dynamic conductors, Hilary Davan Wetton, as an Accentuate Ambassador.
Featured Project: uScreen and Celebrate and Commission
As usual, there is so much happening with Accentuate projects that we will be hearing from two different projects:
FYI: Opportunities and Jobs
An opportunity to work for Arts Council England South East
FYI: Jobs and Opportunities
Project Manager - Outdoor Commission
Featured Ambassador
We are delighted to have a a variety of interesting and influential Ambassadors who are supportive of the Accentuate programme and in this edition we are pleased to introduce you actor David Proud. Many of you may know him as his EastEnders' character A
Our View
Our View will ensure that deaf and disabled people are at the heart of Accentuate, informing the direction and delivery of the programme. We welcome the Our View Core Advisors to Accentuate and introduce you to this dynamic team.
Accentuate News: Issue 3
Welcome to the third edition of the Accentuate newsletter. We kick off with the Directors Blog.
New Radio Play for Signdance Collective
Broadcast date: 09/04/10 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4 'A Small Piece of Silence' by Katie Hims
Accentuate News: Issue 2
We have had a busy few weeks, as we now come to expect, attending events and meetings across the region; ensuring that we are exploring the best ways to promote Accentuate and our projects...
Issue 2: Our View
Our View will ensure that deaf and disabled people are at the heart of Accentuate, steering the programme and contributing valuable expertise. We are delighted to welcome to the Accentuate team Camilla Brueton, the new Our View project manager...
Issue 2: Accentuate Website
Please be sure to continue to check the Accentuate website as we endeavour to keep this as up to date as possible with news of events and opportunities. These can be found through the news section and under the appropriate project pages.
Issue 2: Featured Ambassador
We are delighted to have been able to garner support and enthusiasm from a number of key people who are now Accentuate Ambassadors. In this edition we are pleased to feature John Williams, the Chair of Tourism South East...
Issue 2: Project Feature
Each edition of Accentuate News will focus on one particular Accentuate project. This time we are featuring Go Public, Accentuate’s inspiring two year programme supporting disabled and Deaf artists to work in the public realm...
Accentuate News: Issue 1
Welcome to Accentuate News, our new bi-monthly publication that will keep you updated as to what’s happening with the programme, any up and coming events and opportunities.
1000 day countdown: The Accentuate Launch
Launched at Brighton’s culturally iconic Dome, this was an opportunity for people to find out more about Accentuate and served as a showcase for the talent of the South East.
Our View
It has always been essential for the success of Accentuate to involve disabled people and their expertise at all levels of the programme.
Accentuate Website
The website went live on the same day as the Accentuate launch and is a comprehensive “hub” of information which describes the aims of the programme as well as the individual projects.
Accentuate Ambassadors
We have been delighted to garner support and enthusiasm from a number of key people who will now work as our advocates as Accentuate Ambassadors.
Featured project
Every young person in the South East has the opportunity to participate in a project with another young person from a competitor country between now and 2012
Issue 2: Opportunities and events
This month the Creative Landscapes project seeks a deaf or disabled artist for a community based residency and the Major Events project once again supports the Disabled British Open golf tournament...
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