VocalEyes
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| Formation | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Type | Registered charity |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Access to the arts, for blind and partially sighted people |
| Headquarters | London,England |
Region served | United Kingdom |
| Website | vocaleyes |
VocalEyesis aregistered charityin England[1]that works with arts organisations across the United Kingdom to identify and remove barriers to access and inclusion for blind and partially sighted people. Established in 1998, its primary activity is to provide liveaudio descriptionsoftheatrical plays.[2]The organisation has subsequently worked with museums, galleries and heritage venues to deliver audio descriptions for exhibitions, as well as conducting research and training to increase disability-access to the arts.[3]
The charity has worked withOpen House London,[4]theRoyal National Institute of Blind People,[5]and theArt Fund.[6]
The 2012London Beyond Sightcampaign organised by VocalEyes recruited celebrities fromLondon,such asAndrew Sachs,Alison SteadmanandBarbara Windsor,to record audio descriptions of London landmarks so that they could be enjoyed by people who could not see them.[7]In 2013 the project won aJodi Award,for the best use of digital technology in widening access for disabled people[8]and in 2016 the recordings were released under anopen licence.
On 8 October 2008, it set theGuinness World Recordfor the "largest audience for audio described theatre", one hundred and sixty-eight people, at a performance ofLes Misérablesat theQueen's Theatre,onShaftesbury Avenue,in London.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"VocalEyes, registered charity no. 1067245".Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^"Our History".VocalEyes.Retrieved18 January2016.
- ^Pereira, Eulalia (2009)."Access for blind and partially sighted people at museums, galleries and heritage sites".CultureHive.Retrieved19 January2016.
- ^"Design for living".Open House London.Retrieved18 January2016.
- ^"Museums, galleries and heritage sites: improving access for blind and partially sighted people"(PDF).Audio Description Association.Retrieved19 January2016.
- ^"VocalEyes audio guides for the Museum of the Year finalists".Art Fund.20 May 2015.Retrieved19 January2016.
- ^"London Beyond Sight".Love Camden.Retrieved18 January2016.
- ^"Jodi Awards shortlist announced".Museums Association.Retrieved18 January2016.
- ^"Largest audience for Audio Described Theatre".Guinness World Records.Retrieved18 January2016.
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