6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.com

Hello this is 6 minute English from BBC learning English. I'm Neil and I'm Georgie. Many people love watching movies at

the cinema or going to the theatre to see a play. But have you ever imagined

what an art gallery would be like if you were blind or how a deaf person might feel at a music concert.

In the UK, the Equality Act of 2010 guaranteed the rights of disabled people to equal access to education, employment and services including music, theatre and the arts.

Since then, the disability rights movement has worked hard to break down barriers for

disabled artists and performers and their audiences. In this program we'll be

hearing from a musical composer whose work using new instruments allows disabled musicians to express their lived experience through music.

The phrase lived experience emphasizes the unique experience of disabled people, plus the fact that this gives

them knowledge and understanding that others do not have. And as usual we'll be

learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

Great, but first I have a question for you, Georgie.

Despite 2010's Equality Act, it's still difficult for disabled musicians

and music fans in the UK to perform and see live music.

A study by Disabled Musicians Group Attitude is Everything

found that one-third of music venues provided no disabled access information at all.

But which London music venue was recently given a gold award for accessibility for disabled musicians and audiences? Was it A? The for Disabled Musicians and Audiences.

Was it A, the Royal Albert Hall, B, the South Bank Centre or C, Brixton Academy?

Hmm, I'll guess it was the Royal Albert Hall.

Okay, Georgie, I'll reveal the answer later in the program.

Megan Steinberg is a music composer at Royal Northern College of Music, where she collaborates with Drake Music, a leading national

organization working in music, disability and technology.

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