Access

All of my practice is informed by an innate relationship with access, accessibility and building equitable working and social conditions. From my work at Grand Union, (you can read more about our collective ethos and how it is informed by access via this link here) to my creative practice in which I explore the nuances of communication and sensory deprivation/gain, to access consultation work; all are defined and expanded by disability discourse/practices and the principles of Disability Justice, as defined by Patty Berne and Sins Invalid (you can read more about the history of Disability Justice via the Sins Invalid website here).

If you would like to know more about my access consultation work, please email me on contact [at] hannahwallis [dot] com. I work with both artists and organisations and work on a sliding scale basis according to your budgets.

Some organsations I have worked with:

  • The National Gallery, London

  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London

  • Eye Film Museum, Amsterdam

  • Site Gallery, Sheffield

  • In Transit, Manchester

  • Our Visual World, Deaf Artist Network, Wales

I have also worked with individual artists and curators to support with development of accessible exhibition frameworks, film & moving-image works and I write and speak often about the importance of accessiblity and inclusivity in the arts sector. I can offer workshops, organisational training, captioning consultaiton and access developement.

You can find out more about larger scale projects I have worked on in the ‘Projects’ section and about ongoing events and activity in the ‘Recent’ section of this website.

Access Documents

Access documents (or riders) are a crucial part of my working life as a disabled artist and arts worker. It is a document I have put together over a period of time with support from key people in my support circle. You can find out more information about putting together an Access Document via this link here. This information was put together by artists Leah Clements, Lizzie Rose and Alice Hattrick.

However I also share below an open source version of my own access document, which shares how I provide this information to colleagues in the sector. This is shared for those who specifically experience differeing d/Deaf profiles and may find it useful. Although anyone is free to use it.

You can view and download a Word version of the template via the button below.