The TV Access Project (TAP) 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.
ScreenSkills is a partner in TAP and supports its vision to see full inclusion in the television industry by 2030, where no disabled talent is ever excluded because barriers have been removed and equity created.
TAP has produced guidelines for disability inclusion in the UK television production industry called The 5 As. This includes a series of free accessible videos which training organisations can use within their own courses and workshops to highlight best practice.
Download this PDF and these PowerPoint slides for more information on how to incorporate The 5 As into your training.
The 5 As
To ensure the full and equal inclusion of deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent talent, the organisations who have adopted The 5 As are committed to:
This video summarises all of the As.
You can also watch this video with BSL (British Sign Language) or AD (audio description).
Check all the pages in the hub to discover more about The 5 As and watch all of the videos about the guidelines.
The 5As for Freelancers: Full Short Course Programme
TAP have commissioned free training which applies the 5As to different areas of the TV Industry, giving clear advice and case studies on how they can be used as the foundation for developing, delivering and maintaining an accessible and inclusive working environment.
This opportunity is for people all over the UK who have 3 credits in roles the training covers. This includes anyone at early, experienced and expert career stage working in unscripted TV, high-end TV, children’s TV, animation and film.
Each course on the 5As is an interactive two-hour interactive session provided online. You will learn how the 5As are applied to your area of the TV industry. This training will each be delivered twice a year between 2025 and 2026. The training is available for those working in the following areas or roles:
- Production management
- Team leaders
- Recruitment
- Casting contributors and talent
- Recces and location
- Live studio and broadcast
Training is delivered by Creative Diversity Network (CDN) and Access All Areas (AAA), in association with ScreenSkills. Learn more about the 5As for Freelancers Project on the CDN website.