The TV Access Project: What You Need to Know

Heloise Beaton

Project Lead, TV Access Project

Heloise Beaton is Project Lead at the TV Access Project (TAP), an alliance of ten of the UK’s biggest broadcasters and streamers who have pledged to work together to create a substantive and permanent structural shift to ensure access provision for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent talent. Its vision is to see full inclusion by 2030. Alongside this role she delivers training and consultancy for screen organisations and producers to embrace and embed inclusive practices.

Prior to TAP, Heloise was Disability Lead at thinkBIGGER! where she had the opportunity to work closely with organisations such as BAFTA & ScreenSkills to develop disability inclusive practices. Glasgow-based Heloise freelanced as an Unscripted TV Producer for 10 years and has worked on productions such as Question Time, Ready Steady Cook and Dispatches. Heloise was named as a One to Watch at Edinburgh TV Festival 2023 and sits on the Board of Disability Arts Online and the Committee for the Disability in Journalism Forum.

Luke Seraphin

D&I Lead, Sky

Luke Seraphin (they/them) is responsible for Diversity and Inclusion for Sky’s entertainment content, leading on all inclusion and diversity strategy and delivery. In this role they are responsible for increasing Sky’s representation of under-represented groups on and off screen, as well as driving forwards greater inclusion and accessibility.
 
Prior to this role Luke was the Head of PR for Sky’s Drama and Factual offering. Luke has previously worked in the UK, USA and Europe, with a variety of organisations including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, BBC, Channel 4 and ITV.  
 
Luke is genderqueer and neurodivergent and is a passionate advocate for destigmatising conversations around mental health and wellbeing.