The following organisations provide information and support for both access providers and students with special needs.

Dance is a continuously evolving art form that includes ground-breaking work by disabled performers. With disability legislation firmly in place, pre-vocational schools, vocational schools, state schools and universities have active admissions policies that ensure students with special needs receive training that is relevant both to their needs and those of the industry. You can visit www.equalityhumanrights.com for further information on disability legislation and rights.

When you have decided on the school(s)/course(s) to which you want to apply, contact the admissions office to discuss your needs before submitting your application. Tell the school of any special requirements you have so that it may offer accurate guidance; this will help during the audition/interview process as well as the training. Additionally, if you intend to train at a school away from home, it is important to discuss any access needs you may have in relation to domestic accommodation and transportation.

An increasing number of inclusive courses are also offered by disability-specific and integrated dance companies. These courses range from part-time classes, to workshops, to full-time performing arts and access programmes in Further and Higher Education.

The following companies specialise in integrated work. Visit the websites below for up to date information:

• Amici Theatre Dance Company
• Anjali Dance Company
• Blue Eyed Soul
• Candoco Dance Company
• Chicken Shed Theatre
• Common Ground Sign Dance Theatre
• Corali Dance Company
• FRONTLINE Dance
• Green Candle Dance Company
• High Spin Dance Theatre Company
• Indepen-dance
• Lantern Dance Theatre Company
• Magpie Dance
• PrefaceMorn
• Shallal Dance Theatre
• Signdance Collective
• StopGAP Dance Company
• TouchDown Dance
• Uhhuh Dance
• 3D dance

Your National Dance Agency will have information on integrated workshops and initiatives in your area. See our Links page for details of your National or Regional Dance Agency.

The organisations listed below work at local and/or regional levels engaging disabled people in arts activity and supporting disabled artists working across all art forms.

• Arcadea (Art, Culture & Disability Equality Agency), North East
• Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI)
• Artlink, West Yorkshire
• Art Shape Ltd, South West
• Artsline, London
• Creative Arts East, Norfolk and Suffolk
• Disability Arts Cymru, Wales
• Disability Arts Development Agency – South (Dada-South), South East
• Disability and Deaf Arts (DaDa), North West
• Disability Arts in Shropshire (DASh), Shropshire
• Embrace Arts, East Midlands
• Foundation for Community Dance
• Full Circle Arts, North West
• Shape London, London
• Side by Side Theatre Company, West Midlands
• Wolf and Water Arts Company, South West
• Zinc Arts, Essex, Hertfordshire and East London

Below are a list of other organisations that can provide information and advice for (disabled) students that wish to undertake vocational training.

• Department for Education (DfE)
• Foundation for Community Dance
• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
• SKILL: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
  No longer active, but the website still contains comprehensive information for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment.
• Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA)