Disability and music

Entertainment & Culture

Rising Phoenix: a documentary about the Paralympic Games movement

Paralympian's hail launch of ground-breaking movie Rising Phoenix, which features the story of the Paralympic Games movement and is streamin on…

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Entertainment & Culture

Disabled charities host virtual gigs to raise money during lockdown

With concerts and festivals cancelled and disabled people continuing to isolate, we round up three disability charities that are streaming…

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News

Music for Youth celebrates inclusion, accessibility and diversity

LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS This year, Music for Youth’s annual proms focus on young…

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Entertainment & Culture

How the OHMI Trust is making music inclusive for disabled people

If you’re disabled, there’s a strong likelihood that you’ve never had a chance to play a traditional musical instrument, whether…

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Entertainment & Culture

How you can get involved in a new orchestra for young disabled people

The National Open Youth Orchestra, an orchestra for young disabled people, is currently looking for new members (deadline Sunday 8th…

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Entertainment & Culture

The British Paraorchestra releases its first single

Just in time for Christmas, the British Paraorchestra has released its first single, True Colors. Joining forces with a number…

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Entertainment & Culture

Q&A with one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy

Pianist Nicholas McCarthy was born without a right hand. He’s been playing since the age of 14 and has now…

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Lifestyle

Reading Festival: how accessible is it?

Summer festivals may seem a distant memory, but people are already planning next year’s events; tickets for Glastonbury 2013 sold out in…

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Entertainment & Culture

Disability and the media: music and song lyrics

In our two-part article about disability and the media, Trailblazers ambassador David Gale shares his thought on music and song lyrics…

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Entertainment & Culture

Drake Music: breaking down disabling barriers to music

New Disability Horizons contributor, Carien Meijer, CEO of a dynamic music and technology hub, Drake Music, tells us how the…

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