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Equal Opportunities

Covering policies and practices to remove discrimination entry grounds, including race, gender, disability, sexual orientation and age. For information on the legal aspects of EO see under Legal.

Key Resources

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Disability
by Ruth Bailey
Pub ITC 2001 £5.00* ISBN 1871180 090

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Sexuality
by Colin Richardson
Pub: ITC 1998 £5.00* ISBN 1 871180 07 4

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Gender
by Caroline Gardiner
Pub: ITC 1996 £5.00* ISBN1 871180 06 6

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Race
by Delia Jarrett Macauley
Pub: ITC 1997 £5.00* ISBN1 871180 05 8
Four booklets based on up-to-date research and information and providing practical guidance to theatre managers on important EO issues. The booklets aim to inform and inspire, and in my view, achieve both these aims. Lots to think about, and lots to do as a result of reading them.

*Please note all four booklets are available for £12

Disability

An Inclusive Future? - Disability, social change and opportunities for greater inclusion by 2010
by Ian Christie and Gavin Mensah-Coker
Pub Demos 1999 £11.95 ISBN 1 84180 0007
A fascinating study that looks ahead at the impact that could be made on the inclusion of disabled people in society. Will we seize the opportunities presented now within the major changes taking place in transport, policy making, welfare and employment, to remove barriers and provide equal rights for disabled people?

Guide to Marketing to Disabled People
Pub: Birmingham Arts Marketing £4 [£6.84 inc p&p]

The Disability Directory for Museums and Galleries
Pub: Resource 2001  £25 not available from SAM - get it from Resource Publications Tel 020 7273 1458 or www.resource.gov.uk

Opening Doors
A review of performing arts companies and venues working in the areas of arts and disability, with a view to improving access to work and potential audiences. Available to download at: www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/publicationsindex.html

The Disability Rights Commission is a valuable source of information on legal requirements on disability issues. www.drc-gb.gov.uk

For academic work on disability - visit Leeds University's Disability Studies website, where you will find a wealth of materials including free downloads. www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies

2003 is European Year of Disabled People (EYDP) The National Disability Arts Forum (NDAF) has created an online calendar of EYDP arts events in the UK. See it and add events at www.calsnet.net/eydp_uk

The Centre for Accessible Environments is an information provider and a forum for collaborative dialogue between providers and users on how the built environment can best be made or modified to achieve inclusion by design. As a charity it has a mission to share its expertise on the practicalities of designing accessible buildings and places. Its services include information, training and consultancy. Its clients and services users are disabled people, their families and advisers, including occupational therapists, construction professionals, businesses large and small, health trusts, schools and colleges, community projects and many others. www.cae.org.uk
http://www.cae.org.uk/ddalinks.html
has a guide to the DDA and sources of information on it.
Text of the DDA in full available on www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Disability
by Ruth Bailey
Pub ITC 2001 £5.00* ISBN 1871180 090

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Sexuality
by Colin Richardson
Pub: ITC 1998 £5.00* ISBN 1 871180 07 4

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Gender
by Caroline Gardiner
Pub: ITC 1996 £5.00* ISBN1 871180 06 6

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Race
by Delia Jarrett Macauley
Pub: ITC 1997 £5.00* ISBN1 871180 05 8
Four booklets based on up-to-date research and information and providing practical guidance to theatre managers on important EO issues. The booklets aim to inform and inspire, and in my view, achieve both these aims. Lots to think about, and lots to do as a result of reading them.

*Please note all four booklets are available for £12

Creative Equality: making equal opportunities work in the arts
by Christine Thornton and Gill Taylor
Pub: Eastern Arts Board 1996 out of print ISBN 0952 3278 13
This is a straight-forward, easy to follow guide on how to imbed equal opportunities practice across an arts organisation. It covers a wide range of issues and provides useful checklists and exercises, as well as case studies, within a manageable sized book. Sections include recruitment and selection, contract of employment, programming the arts, and promoting access through developing effective customer relationships. Recommended.

Equality in Action: Introducing Equal Opportunities in Voluntary Organisations
by Mee Yan Cheung Judge and Alix Henley
Pub: Directory of Social Change 1994 out of print ISBN 0 7199 1415 9
A serious book on equal opportunities that uses an Organisational Design (OD) approach. It can therefore be used as a DIY consultancy on equal opportunities, or organisational analysis for any other reason. There are many useful exercises, checklists and ideas for change management here.

Race

Equal Opportunities Policy into Practice: Race
by Delia Jarrett Macauley
Pub: ITC 1997 £5.00* ISBN1 871180 05 8

Glass Ceilings Report
Pub: Independent Theatre Council 2001
This report is a study into the barriers to entry and progression confronting Black and Asian managers and administrators in the arts in London. It examines individual experiences and organisational perceptions as well as providing a series of recommendations for the sector.
Email u.akalawu@itc-arts.org to place an order for a hard copy costing £10 incl. p+p or download a summary from www.itc-arts.org/index.php?sectid=24

Eclipse: Developing strategies to combat racism in theatre
Pub: Arts Council of England et al  2001  Free, available from Marstons Books  Tel 01235 465500  and downloadable from http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publications/Drama.html
The report from a one day working conference held at Nottingham Playhouse  June 2001

On Race Discrimination legislation www.cre.gov.uk

Gender