In 2022, 11 of the UK’s main broadcasters and streamers joined forces to create the TV Access Project (TAP), an industry alliance with the goal of permanent structural shifts to ensure access provision for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent TV talent. TAP’s vision is to see full inclusion by 2030. This session, featuring controllers, commissioners and filmmakers involved in TAP, will explain just how that can be achieved and why disability inclusion doesn’t have to be difficult. As well as providing an array of practical advice to help all documentary makers ensure their productions are more accessible and inclusive.
Speakers: Caroline O’Neill (Assistant Commissioner for Daytime, BBC), Ian Katz (Chief Content Officer, Channel 4), Kate Phillips (Director of Unscripted, BBC), Richard Watsham (Chief Creative Officer, UKTV and Global Director of Acquisition, BBC Studios and UKTV)
Moderator: Jordan Jarett-Bryan (Reporter & Founder of Blakademik)
Signed - A British Sign Language interpreter will be visible on stage throughout the event. Interpreted by Harry Wadsworth and Connor Lalitte from Signingworks
Live Captions - spoken dialogue during the Q&A on stage will be converted to text and appear on screen.
Content Guidance: This session may contain discussions about ableism.
