accessibility

With the brand new city centre park to be opened on 3 April, we look at what disabled people can expect and the story of its namesake.

Captions, in-built audio description and BSL integrated into the production made Much Ado About Nothing even more accessible to the audience, says Paul Szabo.

"It made me feel like a second-class member of the audience. Like an afterthought.": Blind actor and Agent of Change speaks to Now Then about accessibility in theatres.

On International Beer Day, we feature wheelchair-accessible places to celebrate beer in Sheffield.

As a wheelchair-accessible venue, Dead Donkey Bar has beer galore for International Beer Day.

Recognised by the RNIB for an award, Nathan Geering of Theatre Deli tells Now Then why the organisation wants to be accessible to all.

If the city centre moves forward but disabled people are left behind, Sheffield is failing its citizens.

When an area of Sheffield is pedestrianised, many people are excluded from that part of their city. Encouraging walking and cycling should not alienate marginalised populations.

Lockdowns have been brutal for disabled people, but they have also made it easier for us to participate. We're now facing new barriers as the world opens back up.

It’s taken three years, a Facebook post and a series of complaints – but all except one of Sheffield’s polling stations are finally wheelchair accessible.

In Deaf Awareness Week, Philippa Willitts looks at how individuals and organisations can make life easier for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people.