Industry Inclusion Group
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The Industry Inclusion Group (IIG) is part of Making Creativity Works, led by Signpost Productions, delivered in partnership with Beacon Films, and supported by the North East Combined Authority and ITV. The Industry Inclusion Group is further-supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
The Industry Inclusion Group (IIG) aims to provide a mutual learning environment for people from a variety of screen and cultural-sector organisations to:
learn from each other about how we can continually improve the inclusion of Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent (DDN) talent within our workforces.
shape Signpost Productions’ and Beacon Films’ Making Creativity Works programme as well as their ongoing work, to support more Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent (DDN) talent into the North East’s screen sector.
In the spirit of 'nothing about us without us', at each meeting we survey attendees to find out what proportion identify as Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent. DDN. Currently approximately 50% of group attendees are DDN.
To find out more about the Industry Inclusion Group please get in touch and check out any upcoming events below.
Upcoming Events:
No upcoming events at the moment - watch this space!
Previous Events:
92% rated the usefulness of the sessions at 4/5 or 5/5
83% rated how motivated they felt to take part in another session at 4/5 or 5/5
“I wanted to say thanks again for the session last month, I shared the suggestions with the team and will be incorporating a lot of them in our networking and events moving forwards.”
“I have already booked a meeting with the person on our team organising the summer social to see how we can make it as accessible as possible!”
“Lots of work in the screen industry is transferable and the open and collaborative space created in the group has meant I have been able to ask questions and clarify my understanding. We have made a number of changes to our working practices as a result of different sessions and have plans for future changes.”
“The practice and knowledge shared in the Industry Inclusion Group sessions offer invaluable, actionable insights into how we can undertake essential anti-ableist work both in our organisation and with those we support. The sessions underscore the importance of collaboration across the cultural sector as we move towards more inclusive and equitable ways of working.”
“The session was a great chance to share ideas and think things through collaboratively based on real-world challenges we face in the workplace and across sectors.”