DARCI

In this episode, Mariana interviews Marie Campbell, an expert in Audio Description and the AD Excellence Lead at Red Bee Media. Marie and Mariana discuss the craft of Audio Description, focusing on creativity, editorial challenges, and inclusive approaches to describing diversity for blind and visually impaired audiences.

In this episode, Mariana interviews Christopher Samuel, a multi‑disciplinary artist working on disability and its intersection with race. His work uses humour to raise insightful questions about accessibility and representation.

In this interview, Lily explains how Stopgap Dance’s approaches to accessibility reshape practice, broaden disabled artist representation, and underscore inclusive leadership, while also normalising disability in creative work.

In this interview, Jessie, a disabled and neurodivergent performer, highlights how their queer and trans identity informs their artistic academic career, linking representation, storytelling, and who gets to tell those stories.

In this very special podcast episode, the EAD team reflects on the DARCI conference they organized at the University of York from 10‑12 September, sharing the challenges and triumphs of creating a truly inclusive, accessible event.

This podcast episode features an interview with Monika Zabrocka, exploring creative audio description for children, neurodivergent inclusion, and the future of accessible storytelling.

This podcast episode features an interview with Mairi Taylor, discussing accessibility in theatre, collaboration, and the challenge of retaining knowledge to sustain disability inclusion efforts.

The podcast episode features an interview with Jay Pocknell, a mixing engineer and founder of Sound Without Sight, an online hub connecting visually impaired musicians and audio professionals. He discusses barriers faced by blind and partially sighted creators in music production, solutions like inclusive design and screen reader-friendly software, and the importance of community-driven accessibility initiatives.

The podcast episode features an interview with Dr. Jen Beeston, who discusses her work in game accessibility. She highlights how disabled people interact with games, often leveraging their unique strengths and strategies to navigate gameplay.