This is a toolkit to help theatre companies and venues become more accessible for deaf audiences.
We’ve spent time talking to deaf people across Wales in person and via questionnaires, as well as learning from our shared experience. We’ve added this to feedback from key organisations to deliver a user-friendly toolkit. We’ve tried to be as comprehensive as possible in our guidance, whilst being mindful that you all face your own financial, time and people-power challenges. We understand that this is a work in progress and appreciate any effort to address accessibility is a step in the right direction. The most important thing to consider is opening dialogue with your existing and potential deaf audiences. This toolkit will help you do that.
Art and culture is for everyone. But if you have an impairment or a specific access requirement, getting to see it isn’t always easy.
Hynt is an Arts Council of Wales initiative managed by Creu Cymru in partnership with Diverse Cymru.
Arts Council of Wales wanted to create a single national access scheme for disabled customers and their carers. Hynt is a new national access scheme that works with theatres and arts centres in Wales to make sure there is a consistent offer available for visitors with an impairment or specific access requirement, and their Carers or Personal Assistants.