{"id":11300,"date":"2025-05-07T10:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?post_type=guides_resources&#038;p=11300"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:48:07","slug":"accessibility-welcoming-deaf-audiences","status":"publish","type":"guides_resources","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/guides_resources\/accessibility-welcoming-deaf-audiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility: Welcoming Deaf Audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignCenter verticalAlignTop half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thin\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>BFI FAN: Access Directory<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>The BFI FAN: Access Directory is a new resource for UK film exhibitors. It offers guidance, toolkits, and practical actions for planning accessible film events for Deaf and disabled audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The directory begins with educational resources and progresses to practical steps for planning and hosting inclusive film events.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Charlie Little (Film Hub Scotland\u2019s EDI Champion and Matchbox Cine\u2019s in-house Access Consultant), it\u2019s a valuable starting point to establish sustainable and high-quality accessible practices for your screenings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"blockLinkWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BFI-FAN-Access-Directory159.pdf\" title=\"Download the Access Directory here\">Download the Access Directory here<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a class=\"btn btn2\" href=\"http:\/\/locahost\/fhsw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BFI-FAN-Access-Directory85.docx\" title=\"Download Word version\">Download Word version<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Ellington\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/David-Ellington.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thin\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>SQIFF\u2019s Deaf and Disabled Accessibility Guide<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>Work towards making your venue, events and online content fully accessible and inclusive with Scottish Queer International Film Festiva\u2019s (SQIFF) Deaf and Disabled Accessibility Guide, supported by Film Hub Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"blockLinkWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/18BaiNZjq7kilID-uf_PXWCT_FPnJnhRxKUR3KdS5SDM\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.6h7rfsn3yo3\" title=\"Read here\">Read here<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style03 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Matchbox Cineclub<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Principles of Subtitling and Practical Subtitling<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>As part of the Film Hub Scotland Access Forum,\u00a0<strong>Matchbox Cineclub<\/strong>\u00a0have done two \u2018how-to\u2019 guides on how FAN members can make their programmes as accessible as possible. If FAN members have any questions about captioning, from cost to practicalities of work they can\u2019t undertake themselves, then please get in touch at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:matchboxcine@gmail.com\">matchboxcine@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FHJ-d2bkrLY\">1: Principles of Subtitling<\/a>\u00a0(Video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3WSp8fGEGYo&amp;t=7136s\">2: Practical Subtitling<\/a>\u00a0(Video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bigger-picture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Matchbox-Cine-_-Subtitling-Training-Resource.pdf\">How to Source, Edit, and Screen Subtitle Files<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/matchbox-subtitle-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thin\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Developing Deaf Audiences<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><strong>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk\/\">ICO<\/a>\u00a0commissioned this Developing Deaf Audiences guide to help understand the challenges and opportunities to improving access\u00a0for Deaf audiences to cinemas in the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the guide:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quick, clear recommendations for cinemas wanting to improve their provision for Deaf audiences<\/li>\n<li>Feedback from our focus group with Deaf cinema goers aged 18-30<\/li>\n<li>Results from our survey of more than 250 Deaf and Hard of hearing audience members\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Results from our survey of 50 cinemas and other exhibitors on their experience developing Deaf audiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"blockLinkWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t        \t<a class=\"readMore\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Developing-Deaf-Audiences-in-Your-Cinema.pdf\" title=\"Download: Developing Deaf Audiences in Your Cinema\">Download: Developing Deaf Audiences in Your Cinema<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style04 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thin\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Essential British Sign Language for Cinemas<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockSubTitle\"><h3>Learn the basics with this great video.<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><div class=\"embed-fallback__wrapper embed-fallback-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kULbGTRIG4?si=QCiPXR3Uw7lp7mAt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n  <div class=\"embed-fallback\">\n    <div class=\"embed-fallback__content\">\n      <h2 class=\"embed-fallback__title\">YouTube video player<\/h2>\n      <p>This video is provided by YouTube who set their own cookies. To display it you need to accept their cookies.<\/p>\n      <p><a class=\"embed-fallback__btn\">Accept cookies from YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n      <p><a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/privacy-policy#cookies\" class=\"embed-fallback__link\">More about cookies<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thin\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Case Study: Glasgow Film Theatre\u2019s Visible Cinema<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>This is an excellent best practice case study for cinemas keen to build their engagement with Deaf audiences. 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