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The TV Access Project and ScreenSkills have launched the TV Access Project: Employment Resources hub, a free online hub to support Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent talent navigate a career through the screen industries, understand their employment rights, and empower conversations about access.
The hub was created in response to feedback in TAP focus groups from disabled freelancers about a lack of clarity over legal rights, how to ask for them, and support resources that are available.
A free-to-attend online event will mark the launch on 12 June with a keynote speech from screenwriter and producer Jack Thorne, followed by panels and speakers to bring the content to life.
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The TV Access Project Employment Resources hub is formed of six sections:
● Recruitment
● On the job - including employment/legal rights and ways to access support
● Career development - including networking, mentoring, and training
● Resources and links
● FAQs
It also features a TAP-developed Access Passport, that will remove barriers and support better inclusion of Disabled freelancers at work. The passport is transferable with contracts and reduces the need for talent to repeatedly disclose their adjustment needs to each new employer or manager.
The TV Access Project is an alliance of the UK’s biggest broadcasters and streamers who have pledged to work together to create a substantive and permanent structural shift which will ensure access provision for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent.
The launch of the employment resources hub marks the next phase in ScreenSkills’ ongoing partnership with TAP, building on the resources already hosted on its website, including the 5As guidelines for disability inclusion in UK television production, launched in 2023.
Speaking about the TAP Employment Resources hub BBC Creative Diversity Lead Nichola Garde, from the TAP core leadership group, said:
“During our focus groups it became clear that deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent freelancers often felt unsure about their rights and how to advocate for the adjustments they need - and that this lack of clarity could limit opportunities. This new resource hub is designed to change that. Working in collaboration we have built this resource hub to provide a central, accessible space where disabled freelancers can find information, guidance and support at every stage of their career.”
Laura Mansfield, CEO of ScreenSkills, added: "ScreenSkills proudly champions inclusion as a core goal and we integrate diversity into all of our strategic objectives. Collaborating with The TV Access Project to host these employment resources on the ScreenSkills website represents our commitment to build partnerships across the sector to support a workforce that reflects the UK's diversity and create an inclusive environment that drives innovation and ensures equal opportunities for all."