Yearly Archives: 2009
Feedback
It's always great to get feedback - it lets us know if we're on the right track. Get in touch & let us know your thoughts on Gama, what we do, the website - anything you like!
Strobe Free Zones at Festivals
What's the issue with Strobe Lighting?
Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Of all persons who have been diagnosed as epileptic, between three and five percent are known to be of the photosensitive type (approximately two people per 10,000 of the general population).
RADAR Locks for toilets
Toilet news alert!
After many phone calls, negotiating, chatting to people and using our common sense, we can now confirm that padlocks can be bought from the RADAR lock manufacturers that will fit onto a normal hasp & clasp to go on portable toilets (portaloos).
Festivals – Your Experiences
Some might say that festival sites, being temporary and generally outdoors and often in fields, are intrinsically difficult places to adapt for people with disabilities. Our view is that with enough forethought, information, planning and creative thinking, most places should be able to be accessible to most people, whatever one’s mobility needs are. Let us know your experiences of festivals - good & bad.
Useful Links
A list of links relating to festivals, disability and more...
GAMA at Sunrise Celebration, 2009
Sunrise Celebration 2009 was a smaller event on a new site on an organic farm. As we would be close to the main arena we hoped our visitors would feel fully part of the event and spend most of their time out of the GAMA field When some of us arrived on Bank Holiday Monday [...]
Sunrise Festival 2008
Monday before the festival Well it didn’t start well, with the site closed due to rain, mud and flood, when we were meant to be setting up. We stayed with family close by and decided to attempt to get onto site on the Tuesday. Tuesday morning.. ..looked slightly more promising and the sun was out! [...]
Festival Eye
This is a transcript of an article written by Miki Hall for the magazine “Festival Eye”, published in Spring 2007: The aims of the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 are simple. The goal is “a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens”. In practical terms, the Act seeks to ensure that [...]
Posted in Festival Reports Tagged access, festival eye, festival organisers, festivals Leave a comment
Out Of The Ordinary Festival (OOTO), 2009
Sussex, September 2008 This is a small festival held in mid-September which describes itself as follows: “When you step into the Out of the Ordinary Festival you are stepping into another dimension – a place of ancient knowledge, healing, inspiration and love….a combination of healing events and ceremonies, amazing workshops & talks, live music, healthy [...]
GAMA at Out Of The Ordinary Festival, 2009