Success through diversity and inclusion - BFI - British Film Institute

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4 Glossary
Access
‘Access’ can refer to the methods by which
people with a range of needs, such as disabled
people, people with caring responsibilities,
people on low incomes (or other socially
excluded groups) find out about and use services,
advice, information and opportunities.
In this context, ‘access’ can also mean the
freedom to find out about, and participate, in the
sector as members of the workforce and in the
social and cultural aspects of film, as audiences
or through other participatory activities.
Audio description
This is the descriptive narration of key visual
elements in a film, video or multimedia product.
This process allows individuals who are blind or
partially-sighted to access content that is not
otherwise accessible simply by listening to the
audio. In audio description, narrators typically
describe actions, gestures, scene changes, and
other visual information. They also describe titles,
speaker names, and other text that may appear
on the screen.
Bullying
Offensive, intimidating, malicious, insulting or
humiliating behaviour, abuse of power or
authority which attempts to undermine an
individual or group of employees to cause them
to suffer stress.
Capacity building
The aim is to increase the ability and willingness
of community members to initiate projects and
programmes, and of businesses to organise these
ventures and to keep them running. This body of
talent, skills and experience is known as a
‘community organisational capacity’. It is both
the key product and driving force behind a
community’s economic development.
Captions
Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences may access
the audio portion of a film through textual
representation in captions.
Disability
The Disability Discrimination Act defines
disability as ‘a physical or mental adverse
impairment which has a substantial and longterm
impact on a person’s ability to carry out
normal day to day activities’. The term disability
should be taken to include people with physical
disabilities, people with learning difficulties,
people with mental health problems, those with
sensory disabilities (such as blindness or partial
sight), and people with hidden disabilities (such
as epilepsy or chest or heart conditions).
Many organisations, particularly those
representing disabled people prefer a more social
(and less medical) approach to understanding
disability. In this way, disability can be
understood as any restriction on activities or
opportunities resulting from social and physical