The Guardian view on disability and the arts: time for change | Editorial

Britain’s cultural organisations are letting down those with disabilities – as artists, leaders and audience membersFor years, the arts in the UK have made diversity a priority and, gradually, this is paying off. On stage, audiences are used to black actors taking on roles in Shakespeare plays; gender-blind casting is gaining ground; black and minority ethnic leaders are slowly being appointed to major roles – such as, recently, Kwame Kwei-Armah at the Young Vic and Madani Youn