The 5As: accessibility for production management

This course is part of a wider effort led by the TV Access Project (TAP) to build awareness of the 5As and achieve full inclusion by 2030.

The 5As: Anticipate, Ask, Assess, Adjust, and Advocate, is an industry standard that supports full and equal inclusion of people who are deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent.

This session is focused on production management and will build on your understanding of access by helping you embed the practice of the 5As in planning, budgeting, and executing productions.

This session is free for attendees and is funded by the TV Access Project.

Who it's for

This session is for anyone working in production management or who is directly involved in planning, budgeting, and executing productions across HETV, unscripted TV, children’s TV, animation and film.

This could include roles such as producers, directors, production managers and coordinators at all levels, and access coordinators.

This session is part of a wider series with each session tailored to the responsibilities and job roles of a different area of the UK TV industries. We kindly ask that you only apply to the session that best fits your working responsibilities. The areas of production covered by the other sessions are:

• Team leaders
• Recruitment
• Casting contributors and talent
• Recces and location
• Live studio and broadcast

Access

We are committed to ensuring all our courses are accessible to everyone. This course is designed to be as interactive as possible and is delivered over Zoom, using Otter. Ai for captioning and Fig Jam as an interactive whiteboard.

If you have access requirements you would like us to be aware of to ensure you can engage with this training, please email Alix Burgess at: training@creativediversitynetwork.com 

Eligibility:

Participants will be required to have, or have completed:

• Three recent credits, including programme title and role
• Knowledge of the Social Model
• ScreenSkills e-learning, CDN or Triple C Training.

Note: credits do not need to be in the same area as the session focus to be valid but please do only apply for the most applicable session.

What it covers

This session will offer attendees the chance to learn how to:

• Apply the 5As to assessing and improving access on production by anticipating access requirements
• Manage conversations on access well, including how to create an inclusive environment.
• Implement adjustments across set environments, budgets, communication, and facilities.

What to expect

CDN and AAA training sessions are online interactive workshops of up to 20 people to facilitate deeper learning.

• Each session will have an introduction, breakout discussion rooms, interactive activities, use of collaborative software, and call-out questions to the room.
• We encourage videos and active discussion in these sessions and ask that you are in an environment where you will be able to speak freely.
• If you do not want to be on video or speak, video off and interaction through chat is also an option.
• We encourage active participation in any form for the full benefit of the session.

Please be aware this session is designed to enable people already working in the UK TV industries to embed the practice of the 5As and is not a session offering advice on how to enter the industry, or for new entrants.

Trainer

All training sessions will be co-led by Access All Areas’ Access manager, Lucy Andrews-Gavin.

Lucy will work alongside a cohort of CDN trainers and co-facilitators; Olivia Renshaw, Chris Pike, and Access All Areas’ associate artists, all bringing a range of lived and professional experience.

Learn more about the 5As for Freelancers Project on the CDN Website.

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘apply now’ at the top of the page and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

If you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format, please contact training@creativediversitynetwork.com

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the “decline ticket” function on the right-hand side of the page so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.