TAP Partners with Pact for Industry-First Accessibility Toolkit for Producers
The TV Access Project (TAP) is delighted to have worked with its partner, Pact to launch a toolkit to support the production sector to embed accessibility and inclusion for disabled people at every stage of production.
Since its launch at Edinburgh TV Festival 2022, The TV Access Project has launched and rolled out key initiatives amongst its members, including a universal process for funding necessary access not covered by Access to Work, over and above the production budget.
The Toolkit has been designed and created by TAP, and Pact is hosting the toolkit to ensure producers can utilise this resource.
Project Lead Heloise Beaton said: “The TV Access Project has done a huge amount of work since its inception, but in order for the whole industry to reach our goal of full inclusion by 2030 we need to make sure we’re supporting productions to utilise the commitments made by our members. The toolkit was produced to ensure there is clear guidance for the production sector, and over the coming year we will be meeting with producers to support them to utilise it.”
Pact’s Head of Diversity, Anjani Patel, said: “Pact is proud to support the work of the TV Access Project. The Toolkit is a comprehensive resource developed in collaboration with TAP members specifically for production, designed to help companies address barriers and to create better access for Disabled talent in our industry.
“The TAP Toolkit will sit amongst other online Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources on the Pact website and is available to its members and wider industry.”
The toolkit is divided into three sections – Foundations, TAP In…, and Take Action each covering different elements of accessibility awareness and inclusive production.
Foundations:
- Outlines TAP & TAP members
- What are the 5As?
- What is the Social Model of Disability?
TAP In…:
- Tailored guides for accessibility depending on the stage of production
- Development & Pre-Greenlight
- Production
- Post-production
Take Action:
- Practical advice and guidance about how to make business and productions more accessible and inclusive
- Inclusive hiring
- Reasonable adjustments
- Access Coordinators
- Accessible Spaces & Locations
The TAP Toolkit can be accessed here.
NOTES TO EDITORS
What is TAP?
Launched in August 2022 in response to the Underlying Health Condition campaign, The TV Access Project is 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 in the TV industry to ensure access provision for Disabled talent.
Its vision is to see full inclusion by 2030 – that is to say, a television industry where no Disabled talent is ever excluded because barriers have been removed and equity created.
At the heart this is ambitious co-creation between disabled people and the wider industry to deliver sustainable solutions with buy-in for and from everyone.