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• Sharing accessible art, culture, & places.
• "Oh, How We Dance: Disability & Nightlife" @wearelondonmuseum Co-Producer
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On Friday 28th of November, the V&A Museum hosted the 'Radical Kinship' Friday Late; a night celebrating disabled, blind, deaf and neurodivergent creatives. Amongst the featured creatives was Deaf Rave. Through powerful DJ sets, sign performers, sign rappers, singers, @woojer vests, and an accessible dancefloor, it enabled people to experience so much joy! @deafrave curates accessible live events for Deaf and Disabled communities in the UK and worldwide. It creates multisensory spaces where rhythm is felt, seen, and shared - uniting people through a collective passion for sound in all its forms. People involved in Deaf Rave (not all are shown in the video): Sophie Mattes @sophiemattes Matthew Taylor @mcgeezerthedeafmc Jefferson Stone @djjeff078 Jayden Reid @realvib3s Sign Music @signmusic Geeraii @geeraii444 Debz @debsiedee Troi Lee @empathyoflife A huge congratulations to @k_vo_yo , @carriechan_net , @faunsiatucker and @katya8263718 , for creating this fantastic event! I'd love to see more disabled artists, performers and culture represented across all the V&A Lates. I'd also love to work with the @vamuseum on making something like that happen. The 'Radical Kinship' Friday Late was linked to the Design and Disability Exhibition which is on at the V&A Museum South Kensington until the 15th of February. It's a really interesting exhibition curated by @nat_d_kane ; showcasing the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and Neurodivergent people to design history and contemporary culture. Video description: The text overlaid over the video reads, “Deaf Rave at the V&A Museum”. The video is a montage of video footage from the Friday Late night that shows the Deaf Rave area within the Victoria and Albert Museum. Sophia and her friend, Molly, are wheelchair users dancing on the dancefloor. Sophie Mattes and Matthew Taylor are sign performing in BSL. Members of the public are dancing. Sophia and Molly try on Woojer vests to feel the music. #AccessibleNightlife #AccessibleLondon #WheelchairAccessibleLondon taken in Victoria and Albert Museum by @wheeling_forwards
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8 months ago
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Disabled Queer Prom was an absolute blast! All the gorgeous people looked incredible as they sang and danced along to brilliant entertainment from Dykes On Mics and Crip Ladywood, all expertly hosted by Rosie Jones. The smiles caught in this video are testament to what it feels like when access and inclusion are the priority and people can be their full glorious selves. This is what community looks like! For many attendees, it was their first-ever Pride event that felt truly made for them. People travelled to London from all over the UK because most Pride events still aren’t accessible, but Every Body Queer is changing that. We're so grateful to everyone who came and celebrated with us. You were the most phenomenal crowd and it was a beautiful night of pure queer crip joy and lots and lots of Pride. We hope you loved it as much as we did! Videography: @auti_medic23 , @desibility_diaries , @dykes_on_mics , @everybodyqueer , @saithechai , @sharoncalcuttcheadle , @spill_th_in , @undressingdisability , @wheeling_forwards , Edited by: @wheeling_forwards Video description: A collage of video clips of disabled people singing, dancing, winning prom awards, and talking at the Disabled Queer Prom. #DisabledQueerProm #DisabledAndQueer #EveryBodyQueer #WheelchairAccessibleLondon #AccessibleLondon taken in Albany Deptford by @wheeling_forwards
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a year ago
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You wouldn't steal a 0.5kg topside of beef! As the cost of living continues to rise, objects once considered ordinary begin to take on the status of luxury goods. Food, nappies, and other everyday necessities are museumified within the @thisisportals exhibition space. Inspired in part by the recent attempted heist at the Louvre, the Portal is transformed into the scene of a museum robbery. A figure carefully navigates a web of laser beams, not in pursuit of priceless diamonds, but everyday household items displayed on plinths ( by @plinthworks ), as though they were cultural treasures. The exhibition's title references the infamous You Wouldn't Steal a Car anti-piracy campaign of the late 1990s and early 2000s. The slogan has since become something of a cultural irony, with elements of the original campaign later found to have relied on unlicensed creative work. By reworking one of the era's nost recognisable public information campaigns, Douglass examines the contradictions surrounding ownership, value, and corporate morality. During a period of widening economic inequality, the work challenges the absurdity of placing items such as baby milk formula, baby nappies, and sanitary products in anti-theft locked boxes. This installation was curated by @james.in.culture . Video description: A bright yellow kiosk standing on a paved walkway. Inside the kiosk, a figure dressed in a black hoodie and neon-yellow safety vest stands amid crisscrossing red security laser beams. The hooded figure has gloves on, and they're there to try to steal items on display. There are two clear locked boxes sitting on a white pedestal, labelled "Basic Health Necessities (2026)". They contain sanitary pads, condoms, paracetamol, and baby nappies. There is one clear locked box sitting on a plinth containing grated cheese. There is a vacuum-sealed topside of beef resting on a white plinth. The beef is covered in barcode retail security stickers. End of video description. This installation is on until the 16th of August. The big yellow kiosk is at the intersection of Bishops Square and Market Street in Spitalfields, East London. #AccessibleLondon #London #Art #PublicArt taken in Bishops Square by @wheeling_forwards
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P.O.V. You see the finish line of the Pride Parade, and mark the end, by racing like it’s the Marathon! Video description: Izem and Sophia are manual wheelchair users who are part of the Pride In London parade. They spot the finish line and decide to mark the last 3 metres of the parade by racing like it’s the Marathon. #ParaPride #EveryBodyQueer #DisabledRightsAreHumanRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQIARightsAreHumanRights taken in Whitehall by @wheeling_forwards
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10 days ago
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✨ Meet Sophia B ✨ We’re so excited to welcome Sophia to Beyond the Edges, our morning conversation at Where We Land. Sophia is an artist, creative practitioner and activist whose work celebrates access, joy and community. Through her social media platforms, she shines a light on accessible events and opportunities, driven by the belief that disabled people deserve vibrant social lives, meaningful cultural experiences and spaces where they truly belong. Drawing on her lived experience, Sophia is passionate about making the arts, culture and nightlife sectors more accessible, while championing greater visibility for disabled artists and their work. Most recently, Sophia co-produced and contributed artwork to “Oh, How We Dance: Disability and Nightlife” at the Museum of London Docklands, exploring disability, nightlife and the power of collective joy. We’re looking forward to hearing Sophia’s insights as we explore what happens when disabled artists lead conversations, shape culture and imagine new futures together. 💫 #WhereWeLand #BeyondTheEdges #DisabledArtists Photo of Sophia B. Sophia is a woman with white skin and long black wavy hair. She is wearing a red and blue checked shirt. The photo is taken from behind and she is looking over her shoudler with a slight smile. She is sitting in a wheelchair with a bright red back hanging on the back. The background is a sunset evening scene and street lights visible. by @wheeling_forwards
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17 days ago
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At roughly this time last year, we were resting after having danced on the Pride In London stage in Trafalgar Square, with lots of fantastic people whilst Chaka Khan sang, “I’m Every Woman”. The Chaka Khan moment was a beautiful experience filled with love, joy, and unity. All the people on stage were there to dance with Chaka Khan in a show of solidarity with the trans community. Pride is a celebration of how far we’ve come, but it’s also a protest. By showing up, LGBTQIA+ people and allies make a point that we’re not going anywhere and to remind society and governments that LGBTQIA+ rights are still under attack. We felt honoured to be invited to be part of this beautiful moment. From that moment, connections and friendships were made. We want to give a big thank you to Rico Jacob Chase for inviting us. He is truly someone who raises up other people’s voices in the community. Thank you, @prideinlondon and @rebecca_paisis for creating this moment. Footage: @adelleblah @cambellkenneford @djsunisideup @iamtoyinfalade @mick3y_md @nicsgoingglobal @olderqueervoices @queerasanaro @rebel_princess_uk @rjchace @ryce_lyf @totallyoutnow @tygermylk Video description: A video montage of people having a fantastic time dancing on stage with Chaka Khan whilst she sang, “I’m every woman”. #PrideInLondon #PrideInLondon2025 #TrafalgarSquare #TransSolidarity #LGBTQIA taken in Trafalgar Square, London, UK by @wheeling_forwards
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20 days ago
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Last week, @totallyoutnow and @nicsgoingglobal held the @olderqueervoices Festival at Tesco HQ! It was fantastic to celebrate the 10 Older Queer Voices Icons being honoured and hear what they shared with us. During the live podcast recording with Raga D’silva, Sue Sanders, Rosie Jones, Jason Patel, and Dan Porter, we heard important and powerful words about the past, present and future. One highlight of the podcast recordng was seeing queer people from the global majority and queer disabled people represented on a panel discussion during Pride Month. Hearing the audience respond to @josierones ‘ powerful words felt like the start of something important. Queer disabled people exist, so invite them to talk on panel discussions and to give talks. People such as @josierones , @lucywebsterjournalist , @toughcookietee of the @disabledpowernetwork , and @harper.cole.roberts , to name just a few. The event also highlighted the value of bringing older and younger queer people together through more intergenerational events. It was also good to hear from Tesco’s LGBTQIA+ Network, @mrdanielporter and @kearneyben1 about how @tesco supports the LGBT community all year round, not just during Pride. Congratulations to all 10 Older Queer Voices Icons: Femi Otitoju, Savi Hensman, Ted Brown, Liz Carr, Caroline Paige MBE, Julian Hows, Catherine Dixon, Lisa Power, Linda Riley, and Sue Sanders! Video description: A montage of video clips from throughout the Older Queer Festival event. #QueerOlderVoices #QueerOlderVoicesFestival #EveryBodyQueer taken in Heart Building (Tesco) by @wheeling_forwards
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2 months ago
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It was an absolute honour to have some of our archive Deaf Rave flyers feature in the @curatingforchange Oh, How We Dance installation at @wearelondonmuseum Thank you to @ruth_garde Noah Silverstone, @plumefilms @disconeurotico and all who were involved! Great to bump into some familiar faces @wheeling_forwards & @jingyi_studio The exhibition is on now and free for all, please go and check out this amazing insight into the underground London nightlife. Bless 🙏🏼 #DeafRave by @wheeling_forwards
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2 months ago
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Head to @thisisportals in Spitalfields, before the afternoon of Friday the 27th of March to catch a glimpse of Little Lady! In Little Lady (Re-Entry Shoot), @evadixon.png reimagines an alternative reality in which the mission of the Mercury 13 women did take off. A found parachute, acting as a capsule re-entry device and affixed with pins, bolts and patches, becomes an artefact of this alternate timeline. Inspired by Dixon’s recent exhibition on the Mercury 13 at WIP Space, Wandsworth, the work extends that body of research into the public realm, translating it into a sculptural form. Little Lady imagines a different historical trajectory; one in which ambition is not constrained by patriarchy. This work remains grounded in Dixon’s material language, where found and industrial components are reassembled into forms charged with narrative and possibility. Created by @evadixon.png Curated by @james.in.culture Hosted by @thisisportals and @sarahkravitz_ Portals is a project which has transformed a piece of modular Soviet-era street architecture into a miniature exhibition space embedded directly within the movement of the city. Delicious drinks at the launch party were provided by @madamef_wine. Footage by @madamef_wine and @wheeling_forwards . Video description: A compilation of video clips from throughout the launch party evening for Eva Dixon's Little Lady public art installation hosted by Portals in Spitalfields. The Portals project is hosted within a yellow kiosk at the intersection of Market Street and Bishops Square. Within the kiosk, we see Little Lady by Eva Dixon; consisting of a red and white parachute, pins, bolts and patches. #WheelchairAccessibleLondon #AccessibleLondon taken in Bishops Square by @wheeling_forwards
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4 months ago
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Head to Spitalfields Market before Tuesday morning to say goodbye to Judy Maxwell-McNicol's work. 💐 Last week, a funeral service for heterosexuality took place at the @thisisportals opening party of 'RIP My Heterosexuality Which Died At The Family Computer' by Judy Maxwell-McNicol ( @weemoodyjudy ). It's a memorial monument for the artist’s heterosexuality, which, according to the inscription, “died at the family computer.” The sculpture features a gravestone-like pedestal topped with a sculptural CRT computer monitor displaying a Google search page for “girls kissing.” At the funeral service, guests were invited to leave a bouquet or a flower by the memorial. The flowers and bouquets left during the event then became part of the installation itself. Fantastic music was provided by Grim Reaper DJs ( @adhdj.music and @mykyta.music ). Delicious drinks were provided by @madamef_wine. Judy Maxwell-McNicol's work was installed inside a yellow polyfibre and glass K67 kiosk at Spitalfields Market, and is visible 24 hours a day. Created by @weemoodyjudy Curated by @james.in.culture Hosted by @thisisportals and @sarahkravitz_ Portals is a project which has transformed a piece of modular Soviet-era street architecture into a miniature exhibition space embedded directly within the movement of the city. Footage by @madamef_wine and @wheeling_forwards . Video description: A compilation of video clips from throughout the launch party evening for Judy Maxwell-McNicol's RIP My Heterosexuality Which Died At The Family Computer public art installation hosted by Portals in Spitalfields. The Portals project is hosted within a yellow kiosk at the intersection of Market Street and Bishops Square. Within the kiosk, we see RIP My Heterosexuality Which Died At The Family Computer. It's a gravestone-like sculpture pedestal topped with a sculptural CRT computer monitor displaying a Google search page for “girls kissing.” #AccessibleLondon #WheelchairAccessibleLondon taken in Spitalfields E1 by @wheeling_forwards
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4 months ago
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Go, visit the Design and Disability exhibition at the V&A Museum this weekend! It's the last weekend to see this powerful exhibition (closes in the evening of Sunday, 15th of February). This exhibition is love in action. Love and care as activism. Love and care as resistance. Love and care as design. This exhibition shows how disability culture is creative, vibrant and full of life. This is your last chance to experience this powerful, beautiful and really interesting exhibition! Don’t miss it! Thank you @nat_d_kane , @__reuben____ , @musebloom and everyone involved in creating this exhibition. Video description: Sophia is a white woman with brown curly hair, brown eyes, and she uses a wheelchair. We see Sophia making her way around the Design and Disability exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, in London. #WheelchairAccessibleLondon #AccessibleLondon #ValentinesDayLondon taken in Victoria and Albert Museum by @wheeling_forwards
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5 months ago
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P.O.V. When your friend goes all out for her book launch and provides an accessible dance floor! The iconic Chats Palace hosted Ellen Jones’ paperback book launch event for Outrage. The evening was filled with great discussions, wonderful community vibes, meeting new people, catching up with friends, amazing music, and dancing. In Outrage, Jones cuts through the myth that LGBTQ+ rights are ‘sorted’ and shows why the fight is far from over by combining hard truths, lived experiences, and practical ways to make real change. The best ways to support @ellen__jones‘ writing, find out actionable tips for positive change, and / or be an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community: - Buy the book from an indie bookshop. - Request the book from your library. - Leave a 5 star review on Amazon. - Buy the audiobook and / or e-book. - Share the book on social media. - Ask your local bookshop to stock the book and to invite Ellen Jones in for an event. Congratulations, @ellen__jones , @tazmynmei , @areola_grande_latte , @roundtablebooks , @pansystudios , @panmacmillan , @chatspalace , @kaimaofficial , @leachyy and to everyone involved in putting on this beautiful evening! LGBTQIA+ Rights are Human Rights. Video description: There is text on the screen which reads the following: “POV when your friend provides an accessible dance floor at her book launch!” The video shows Izemrasen who is a disabled trans mixed race guy who has short curly brown hair and brown eyes. He is spinning around and dancing on the wooden dancefloor at a venue called Chats Palace. In the distance, there are other non-wheelchair-using people dancing. Izemrasen looks joyful at being able to dance somewehere which is wheelchair accessible. taken in Chats Palace by @wheeling_forwards
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6 months ago
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