NFTS Debuts Fully Accessible Rooms for Disabled Students

0:00On March 2nd, the UK's National Film and Television School is making big changes for disabled students. Starting in 2027, it will offer 9 fully accessible rooms on its Buckinghamshire campus for the first time. Living costs will be fully covered, solving longstanding issues with commuting and hundreds of barriers on site. This move tackles low-disability representation in TV and film where only 12% of workers are disabled compared to 18% across. The wider workforce. A recent audit found 200 inaccessible spots on the historic campus, but the school plans to fix them all before the new rooms open. Disability advocate, Hamish Thompson, calls the changes transformative, saying they prevent talent from going to waste in an industry that has not. Always been welcoming. Ryder Jack Thorn, who highlighted these gaps in a 2021 speech, notes real progress, though full inclusion by 2030 remains the goal. The new rooms sit in the Cuppie Broccoli Building, expanding the campus by a quarter with 10 million pounds from government funding and private matches.

1:08Student numbers with disabilities have jumped, from 15% to 26% in master's programs, and 18% to 28% in diplomas. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stresses that talent exists everywhere, but opportunities do not, and this keeps Britain a creative powerhouse. As NFTS leads on diversity, expect more doors to open across the sector.