About the event
At this conference at Cedars Hall in Wells, we brought together for the first time some of the UK’s top deaf musicians and leading music organisations, working together to shape policy and discuss practical ways to make music more accessible.
This BSL interpreted event discussed questions like:
How can we make music more inclusive and keep standards high?
How can professional deaf musicians help shape the future of music?
How can we create better musical opportunities for deaf children and emerging deaf musicians?
Our Interim Report
As Decibels believes in a world where all people should have opportunities to develop their creativity & discover their talents, we wanted this challenging project to enable participants, especially those with deafness & other related disabilities, to develop their creativity and unlock their abilities.
We decided to work with Audiovisabilty, an organisation lead by Deaf Creatives, as we wanted to create a flagship project that brings the Deaf community & hearing world together, creating better opportunities for children, young people & emerging professionals in the creative industries.
For many years now, we have been aware that the deaf community are often isolated by their access needs & the mainstream world is often not equipped with the knowledge, skills or confidence to work with the Deaf Community. This project fostered better relationships with organisations & professionals within the creative industries to help better understanding, created opportunities & brought together deaf and hearing & people for meaningful dialogue, creativity & celebrating especially after the pandemic.
Please read our full interim report to the National Lottery Awards For All by clicking here
