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Tag: Arts and disability

It’s still A Dead Good Life

At the beginning of the year, The Lawnmowers premièred the movie that we’ve been working on. I wrote about how … More

Arts and disability, Community art, Cultural democracy, The Lawnmowers

A story that deserves telling

Yesterday I got an email from a research student called Chloé Bradwell who wanted to contact artists who had worked … More

Arts and disability, Arts and older people

Movimento de Expressão Fotográfica

The development of a visual aesthetic culture in all its conceptual dimensions and its accessibility to EVERYONE is fundamental to … More

Arts and criminal justice, Arts and disability, Arts and older people, Community photography, Photography

Who is changed by participatory art?

‘I think people with learning difficulties have had quite a bad deal in life and I think this is finally … More

Arts and disability, Arts and learning disability, Forum Theatre, The Lawnmowers, Theatre for social change

The Lawnmowers

The Lawnmowers are a theatre company run by and for people with learning disabilities. Founded in 1986 by Them Wifies, … More

Art work with people, Arts and disability, Arts and learning disability, Participatory art, The Lawnmowers, Theatre for social change

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