Andrew Miller
@andrew-miller.bsky.social
UK Arts Access Champion, Cultural Consultant and Broadcaster. Trustee of BAFTA, the Royal Shakespeare Company & Arts Council England
It was a huge pleasure to meet my Irish All In counterpart Rosaleen McDonagh in Dublin and to hear her describe @allin.online as a "structural challenge to the cultural sector" in a noteworthy speech which The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon has published artscouncil.ie/news/dr-rosa...
Dr Rosaleen McDonagh announced as the All In Access Scheme Champion for Ireland - The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
We were thrilled to announce Dr Rosaleen McDonagh as the All In Access Scheme Champion for Ireland at our first event to introduce the scheme to Irish stakeholders. All In is a disabled led project wh...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It was a huge pleasure to meet my Irish All In counterpart Rosaleen McDonagh in Dublin and to hear her describe @allin.online as a "structural challenge to the cultural sector" in a noteworthy speech which The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon has published artscouncil.ie/news/dr-rosa...
In my new piece for Arts Professional I reflect on why the culture sector needs a working benefits system for disabled creatives
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
July 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In my new piece for Arts Professional I reflect on why the culture sector needs a working benefits system for disabled creatives
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
With disabled people being nine times more likely to struggle booking tickets & securing accessible seating, my new piece for Arts Professional explores how the cultural sector risks becoming complacent on inclusion
#WeAreAllIn
#WeAreAllIn
Arts access champion, Andrew Miller, works to make it easier for disabled people to experience the breadth of culture the UK has to offer. While significant strides have been made in recent years, he’s worried we might become complacent.
There’s no such thing as ‘fully accessible’ - Arts Professional
Arts access champion, Andrew Miller, works to make it easier for disabled people to experience the breadth of culture the UK has to offer. While significant strides have been made in recent years, he’s...
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June 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
With disabled people being nine times more likely to struggle booking tickets & securing accessible seating, my new piece for Arts Professional explores how the cultural sector risks becoming complacent on inclusion
#WeAreAllIn
#WeAreAllIn
Delighted to see the hard work of Tom Ryalls and many others over the last 10 days pay off with over 3,000 signatures to the Culture Sector Open Letter and national media coverage highlighting the issues with #AccessToWork and #TakingThePIP
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...?
Labour plans risk excluding disabled people from workforce, say arts leaders
National Theatre and RSC directors among signatories to letter decrying proposed changes to Access to Work scheme
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June 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Delighted to see the hard work of Tom Ryalls and many others over the last 10 days pay off with over 3,000 signatures to the Culture Sector Open Letter and national media coverage highlighting the issues with #AccessToWork and #TakingThePIP
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...?
Welcome recognition from Arts Council England CEO Darren Henley on the importance of disabled people in the creative ecosystem & the challenges of the benefits system - which underpins our participation.
Join over 1,500 signatories by signing the Culture Sector open letter: tinyurl.com/AtWLetter
Join over 1,500 signatories by signing the Culture Sector open letter: tinyurl.com/AtWLetter
May 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Welcome recognition from Arts Council England CEO Darren Henley on the importance of disabled people in the creative ecosystem & the challenges of the benefits system - which underpins our participation.
Join over 1,500 signatories by signing the Culture Sector open letter: tinyurl.com/AtWLetter
Join over 1,500 signatories by signing the Culture Sector open letter: tinyurl.com/AtWLetter
Visit the new #TakingThePIP website to view the open letter and learn how you can join the campaign to halt the Government's proposed disability benefit cuts takingthepip.co.uk
Home - Taking The PIP
Join the #TakingThePIP campaign and stand against government cuts to disability benefits. Read the open letter, share your story, write to your MP, and help protect disabled people’s rights and suppor...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Visit the new #TakingThePIP website to view the open letter and learn how you can join the campaign to halt the Government's proposed disability benefit cuts takingthepip.co.uk
Underscoring the anger felt by disabled people across the creative industries at the proposed disability benefit cuts, I was proud to add my name to the new campaign launched today by disabled film & tv stars organised by Cherylee Houston demanding that the Government stop #TakingThePIP
More than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people urge the Prime Minister to abandon the “inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts
Exclusive: More than 100 people including Liz Carr and Rosie Jones sign letter criticising Pip and universal credit changes
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Underscoring the anger felt by disabled people across the creative industries at the proposed disability benefit cuts, I was proud to add my name to the new campaign launched today by disabled film & tv stars organised by Cherylee Houston demanding that the Government stop #TakingThePIP
It cannot be right that talented disabled people like Jess Thom is forced to withdraw from work due to changes in state benefits that exist to support disabled people into work.
The proposed changes to the benefits system risk all the progress disabled creatives have made in the last decade.
The proposed changes to the benefits system risk all the progress disabled creatives have made in the last decade.
Disabled creatives have warned that planned changes to disability benefits will permanently prevent them from working in theatre 👇
Disabled artists warn that benefit cuts will exclude them from theatre
Disabled creatives have warned that planned changes to disability benefits will permanently prevent them from working in theatre
www.thestage.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It cannot be right that talented disabled people like Jess Thom is forced to withdraw from work due to changes in state benefits that exist to support disabled people into work.
The proposed changes to the benefits system risk all the progress disabled creatives have made in the last decade.
The proposed changes to the benefits system risk all the progress disabled creatives have made in the last decade.
After 8 years as a National Council member of Arts Council England my term concludes later this year.
Council membership is unpaid,
but if you have the time. resilience, an interest in cultural governance and a passion for the future for the arts in this country, then please apply.
Council membership is unpaid,
but if you have the time. resilience, an interest in cultural governance and a passion for the future for the arts in this country, then please apply.
🌟 Opportunity 🌟
Interested in contributing to our strategic direction & supporting our mission as the national development agency for culture and creativity?
The DCMS is looking for three new members to join our National Council & a Chair to join our Midlands Area Council 👇
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Interested in contributing to our strategic direction & supporting our mission as the national development agency for culture and creativity?
The DCMS is looking for three new members to join our National Council & a Chair to join our Midlands Area Council 👇
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Governance recruitment
Learn about the latest opportunities to join our National and Area Councils
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May 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
After 8 years as a National Council member of Arts Council England my term concludes later this year.
Council membership is unpaid,
but if you have the time. resilience, an interest in cultural governance and a passion for the future for the arts in this country, then please apply.
Council membership is unpaid,
but if you have the time. resilience, an interest in cultural governance and a passion for the future for the arts in this country, then please apply.
New study reveals that 41% of disabled respondents reported barriers preventing them from visiting heritage sites.
Unsurprising, if like me, you are disabled & interested in heritage. I hope Historic England will find interest in the work the UK & Irish Arts Councils have developed - @allin.online
Unsurprising, if like me, you are disabled & interested in heritage. I hope Historic England will find interest in the work the UK & Irish Arts Councils have developed - @allin.online
Disabled people face ‘significant barriers’ working in and visiting heritage sites, research commissioned by Historic England has found.
Historic England warns of ‘significant barriers’ for disabled people in heritage sector - Arts Professional
Disabled people face 'significant barriers' working in and visiting heritage sites, research commissioned by Historic England has found. A survey conducted by specialist disabled-led consultancy Direct...
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May 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New study reveals that 41% of disabled respondents reported barriers preventing them from visiting heritage sites.
Unsurprising, if like me, you are disabled & interested in heritage. I hope Historic England will find interest in the work the UK & Irish Arts Councils have developed - @allin.online
Unsurprising, if like me, you are disabled & interested in heritage. I hope Historic England will find interest in the work the UK & Irish Arts Councils have developed - @allin.online
Terrific day in the North East of England seeing amazing cultural facilities in the Tees Valley supported by Arts Council England
#LetsCreate
#LetsCreate
May 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Terrific day in the North East of England seeing amazing cultural facilities in the Tees Valley supported by Arts Council England
#LetsCreate
#LetsCreate
This award is a real testament to the dedication and care of the small team at Arts Council England developing All In. To be recognised before the product launch is quite something and I'm delighted for the team.
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #Winner #Procurement #DisabilityInclusion
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #Winner #Procurement #DisabilityInclusion
In the new Disability Smart Procurement category, the winner is: All In, Arts Council England. A round of applause!
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#DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #Winner #Procurement #DisabilityInclusion
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#DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #Winner #Procurement #DisabilityInclusion
April 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This award is a real testament to the dedication and care of the small team at Arts Council England developing All In. To be recognised before the product launch is quite something and I'm delighted for the team.
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #Winner #Procurement #DisabilityInclusion
#DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #Winner #Procurement #DisabilityInclusion
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Freelancers, watch out: a huge tax shake-up is coming, warns Rob Halliday 👇
Freelancers – don’t be caught off guard by tax shake-up
Think you can relax until January before filing your tax? Not for much longer, says lighting designer Rob Halliday, so get prepped now
www.thestage.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Freelancers, watch out: a huge tax shake-up is coming, warns Rob Halliday 👇
Out and about again celebrating the UK's incredible off-screen talent at last night's BAFTA Television Craft Awards where it was great to see disabled talent represented across the nominations, winners and presenters
April 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Out and about again celebrating the UK's incredible off-screen talent at last night's BAFTA Television Craft Awards where it was great to see disabled talent represented across the nominations, winners and presenters
Proud to add my name to this open letter from National and Area Council members of Arts Council England who believe passionately in the importance of public funding for culture and the #LetsCreate strategy
We’re sharing an open letter from our Chair Sir Nicholas Serota and his National and Area Council colleagues in response to Wigmore Hall’s successful fundraising campaign, the subsequent debate about public funding of arts and culture and #LetsCreate.
Read the key points below 🧵
Read the key points below 🧵
April 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Proud to add my name to this open letter from National and Area Council members of Arts Council England who believe passionately in the importance of public funding for culture and the #LetsCreate strategy
In complete agreement with Darren Henley as he rejects hierarchies in art, "We must not allow our world to be characterised as a pointy triangle with excellence on high & access and community at the base. This framing is skewed & it risks killing the very thing its proponents love - great art."
Arts Council England chief executive Darren Henley has responded to renewed criticism that the funding body prioritises community engagement over artistic excellence, calling the characterisation “skewed” and “exclusive”.
ACE chief Henley rejects ‘ugly’ criticism of community engagement efforts - Arts Professional
Arts Council England chief executive Darren Henley has responded to renewed criticism that the funding body prioritises community engagement over artistic excellence, calling the characterisation “skewed”...
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April 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
In complete agreement with Darren Henley as he rejects hierarchies in art, "We must not allow our world to be characterised as a pointy triangle with excellence on high & access and community at the base. This framing is skewed & it risks killing the very thing its proponents love - great art."
Disabled audiences are nine times more likely struggle with online booking to attend arts events!
Yes. NINE times!!
Roll on @allin.online !
Yes. NINE times!!
Roll on @allin.online !
Disabled audience members are nine times more likely to struggle with an online booking to attend an arts event, according to research from audience specialist consultancy Indigo.
Disabled visitors report struggles with online ticket booking - Arts Professional
Disabled audience members are nine times more likely to struggle with an online booking to attend an arts event, according to research from audience specialist consultancy Indigo. Indigo’s Access Culture...
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March 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Disabled audiences are nine times more likely struggle with online booking to attend arts events!
Yes. NINE times!!
Roll on @allin.online !
Yes. NINE times!!
Roll on @allin.online !
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Five years after the first Covid lockdown, disability advocate Andrew Miller reflects on the huge progress made in disabled access to the arts. But now we must ensure that disabled talent never gets locked out again 👇
Disability advocate Andrew Miller on post-Covid progress: let’s never lock out disabled talent again
Five years after the first Covid lockdown, disability advocate Andrew Miller reflects on the huge progress made in terms of disabled access to the arts, but warns theatre not to get complacent
www.thestage.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Five years after the first Covid lockdown, disability advocate Andrew Miller reflects on the huge progress made in disabled access to the arts. But now we must ensure that disabled talent never gets locked out again 👇
My new piece in The Stage reflecting on 5 years since Covid and the ongoing challenges for disabled creatives
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
#EndAbleism
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/five...
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
#EndAbleism
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/five...
Disability advocate Andrew Miller on post-Covid progress: let’s never lock out disabled talent again
Five years after the first Covid lockdown, disability advocate Andrew Miller reflects on the huge progress made in terms of disabled access to the arts, but warns theatre not to get complacent
www.thestage.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
My new piece in The Stage reflecting on 5 years since Covid and the ongoing challenges for disabled creatives
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
#EndAbleism
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/five...
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
#EndAbleism
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/five...
A new article published by @calvium.bsky.social where I share my aspirations for the new arts access scheme @allin.online
calvium.com/andrew-miller/
calvium.com/andrew-miller/
Inclusive access to arts and culture: interview with Andrew Miller
The influential disability advocate Andrew Miller discusses barriers to accessing arts and culture, the benefits of inclusivity, and how All In will help.
calvium.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A new article published by @calvium.bsky.social where I share my aspirations for the new arts access scheme @allin.online
calvium.com/andrew-miller/
calvium.com/andrew-miller/
Disabled people were 11 times more likely to die from #Covid & made up 2/3 of the final UK death toll @150,000 individuals. This was not a pattern shared in other Western nations.
Disabled people are not vulnerable, but we were made so by the UK's disastrous approach to Covid
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
Disabled people are not vulnerable, but we were made so by the UK's disastrous approach to Covid
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
March 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Disabled people were 11 times more likely to die from #Covid & made up 2/3 of the final UK death toll @150,000 individuals. This was not a pattern shared in other Western nations.
Disabled people are not vulnerable, but we were made so by the UK's disastrous approach to Covid
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
Disabled people are not vulnerable, but we were made so by the UK's disastrous approach to Covid
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
New report supported by @allin.online highlights the major barriers disabled audiences still face when accessing culture, including inconsistent access information, inaccessible booking procedures and physical infrastructure
Almost a third of disabled audiences find it difficult to access theatres, according to the findings of a survey that reveals “stark truths” about the issues facing those with disabilities.
👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/sta...
👉 www.thestage.co.uk/news/sta...
March 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New report supported by @allin.online highlights the major barriers disabled audiences still face when accessing culture, including inconsistent access information, inaccessible booking procedures and physical infrastructure
