Access Project

The FST Access Project has now come to an end. It existed to support its members and the wider sector in all their access activities.  FST delivered a series of training and audience development projects to improve access provision for audiences and build capacity within organisations to meet their access goals.

The Access Scottish Theatre guide provided audiences with comprehensive information about accessible performances and access at participating venues.  FST delivered two pilot editions in 2009 as well as delivering supporting training and audience development initiatives.  The guide engaged directly with audiences and encouraged regional and national networks to build audiences, and improve sector knowledge to ensure that future developments meet the requirements of disabled audiences.

Our BSL Pilot project worked to deliver information to BSL users in their own language by launching online information in British Sign Language.  By getting information out in appropriate formats we aimed to engage audiences to ensure that provision and demand better correlate.

FST continues to coordinate captioning in Scotland which supports its members to reach Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences.  We co-ordinate captioned performances in Scotland by providing captioning equipment to venues and touring companies at no hire charge.  A freelance Captioner is then employed to provide a captioning service. 

For further information about captioning, booking equipment and hiring a Captioner please contact Kirsty Bailey or view information in the Access Resource Centre in the members’ section of the website.