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Taking Flight opens access to theatre for Deaf & disabled people, both audiences & creatives. YGD is fully accessible English/Welsh/BSL all-age theatre tackling poor mental health – dragons - especially Deaf children, & giving them tools to identify, discuss & tackle problems – tame their dragons
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Situation
•Post-pandemic impacts on young people’s mental health (16.6%. aged 5 - 16 affected in July 2021, from 11% in 2017 (MIND). •With added access & language barriers, 57% of Deaf young people likely to struggle. •Often we focus on what D/D people CAN’T do. •Lack of visible positive D/D role models •Endemic isolation & lack of self worth in Deaf kids •Accessible family theatre is rare, maybe one accessible performance per run, limiting opportunities for families to enjoy theatre together.
Solution
YGD & Dragon Taming workshops have access built in. Everyone’s welcome & gains vocabulary to discuss mental health with young children, with tools to take control of Dragons & find positive D/D role models. Workshops combat anxiety; rehearsal visits & touch tours will reduce barriers to audiences, & relaxed performances with chill-out spaces ease anxiety for all-age neurodivergent audiences. With integrated BSL, creative captions & live music, YGD makes it safe & OK to talk about our feelings.
