Want to evolve how you work with Disabled people and artists?
Looking for guidance on making your venue, event, or classes more inclusive?
Need support to create accessible resources for your audiences?
We’re here to support you.
Informed by over two decades of experience in the dance industry and driven by Stopgap’s rigorous investment in equity and inclusive culture, our training is informative, responsive and most importantly, led by lived experience.
Below you’ll find examples of our current training offers, but we’re always happy to create a bespoke programme shaped around your needs.
Building an Inclusive Culture
Our training sessions help build inclusive cultures that genuinely support a diverse range staff, artists, and audiences.
You can book one of these sessions, or combine them for a series of training.
Recommended duration 2.5 hours per session
Formats: Online, hybrid, or in-person
Disability Confidence
Build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to work inclusively with Disabled people.
This session explores language, etiquette, and practical approaches to accessibility, alongside real-life examples drawn from lived experience.
You’ll leave with tools to challenge barriers, create welcoming environments, and embed disability inclusion into your everyday practice.
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Embracing Neurodiversity
This session offers an introduction to neurodiversity, exploring what it means and why it matters.
You’ll gain practical insights and inclusive strategies to better support neurodivergent people in the workplace and the wider arts industry, helping create environments where diverse minds can thrive and contribute their unique strengths.
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Developing an inclusive culture
This session is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to create an inclusive organisational culture, where understanding, respect, and active support for Deaf, Disabled and neurodivergent people is woven into every aspect of the workplace.
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These sessions focus on practical tools and techniques for creating accessible resources and embedding inclusion throughout your workflows.
Designed to be flexible, each session typically lasts between 1.5 to 2.5 hours and can be combined or tailored to fit your organisation’s unique needs, goals, and circumstances.
Access Resources for Events and Performance
This training empowers you to create access resources that make events and performances welcoming and accessible to a diverse range of Disabled audiences.
You’ll learn how to develop tools like Visual Stories, event access guides, Audio Introductions, and more — all designed to break down barriers and enhance audience experience.
Easy-Read Documents
This session guides you through best practices for creating clear, accessible Easy-Read documents designed to support learning-disabled and neurodivergent people in understanding information confidently and independently. You’ll learn how to simplify language, use effective layouts, and incorporate supportive visuals — empowering you to communicate with greater clarity and inclusion.
Understanding and Implementing Access Riders
This session demystifies access riders, guiding both individuals on how to create their own and organisations on how to understand, use, and respond to them effectively.
Learn how access riders can ensure clear communication of needs, foster collaboration, and support truly inclusive events and productions.
Accessible Marketing and Social Media
This session shares practical strategies for creating digital content that is both accessible and engaging, and for building a social media presence that welcomes everyone.
You’ll gain tips, tools, and insights to ensure your marketing reaches Disabled audiences effectively — helping you promote your events and performances in a way that’s genuinely inclusive.
Get in touch
All enquiries are directed to our Creative Learning Manager, Belinda Preston. Please include details such as your training goals, preferred date range, session duration, and any specific requirements.
Looking for something more specific? We’re happy to work with you to design custom training that fits your goals. Get in touch to explore bespoke options!
Who We've Worked with
Logos for: National Youth Dance Company, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Rambert Grades, Akram Khan Company, DanceHub, Ascension Dance, Dancers Career Development, HdK, Royal Academy of Dance, Dance Live!, and Indepen-dance.
