MEDIA RELEASE
30 July 2019
Recite Me helps make careers in theatre more accessible and inclusive
Get Into Theatre, the UK's leading theatre careers website, has added web accessibility and language software Recite Me to the website to make it accessible and inclusive for the widest pool of talent.
Get Into Theatre helps young people find all the information and opportunities they need to pursue a successful career in theatre in the UK, regardless of their background, ethnicity, impairment, condition or gender.
Recite Me makes the website more accessible to the one in five people in the UK who have a disability by letting them view and use the website in the way that suits them best.
The Recite Me toolbar can also translate the website's content into over 100 different languages, which helps the one in ten people in the UK who don't speak English as a first language access the content.
The software removes barriers so that the widest range of young people can now use the website to access up-to-date theatre jobs information and advice on areas ranging from backstage to performing, training to apprenticeships.
According to Ahmet Ahmet, Outreach Director, Get Into Theatre, access to information if essential for everyone to know about how to get a career in theatre, regardless of their background, ethnicity, impairment, condition or gender.
He said: "The Get Into Theatre website was created to help get people from diverse backgrounds into careers in theatre.
"Before the website was created a range of people from different and diverse communities (including people with disabilities) were consulted to understand what stops young people getting into careers in theatre.
"One of the key findings from the consultation was that access to information was the key to help more young people find out about opportunities to enter the industry."
"It was vital to make Get Into Theatre accessible and inclusive and to demonstrate we had covered all aspects of inclusion, which is why we chose Recite Me.
"It gives us great confidence to know that young people can access the website to find out how pursue a successful career in theatre in the UK, no matter what their backgrounds or circumstances are."
Recite Me Founder and CEO Ross Linnett said:
"Recite Me helps millions of visitor's to access websites by providing accessibility and language tools to customise a website the way they need it to work for them.
"Recite Me's web accessibility and language features make the Get Into Theatre website more accessible and inclusive for all young people who want to find a career in the theatre industry.
"We hope to see other organisation's in the industry follow suit and make their websites more inclusive for those who want to work in theatre and the audiences it serves."
Ends
Notes to Editors
For more information about Recite Me please contact Catherine Grinyer:
Email: catherine@bigvoicecommunications.co.uk
Mobile: 07713 248387
Image Captions
Image 1: Recite Me web accessibility and language toolbar running on the Get Into Theatre website
About Recite Me
1. Recite Me is an innovative Cloud based web accessibility solution which allows website visitors to customise websites the way they need it to work for them.
2. Around one in every five people in the UK has a disability and they can often face barriers like inaccessible websites that prevent them from taking an active part in life.
3. Recite Me's innovative software makes websites accessible through a unique range of features including: text to speech functionality, dyslexia software, zoom and page masking, an interactive dictionary, a translation tool with over 100 languages.
4. Ross Linnett is the CEO and Founder of Recite Me and is available for interview or comment. Ross was diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult and founded Recite Me because traditional ‘assistive technology' was limited to only one computer.
5. A live demonstration of the Recite software is available:www.reciteme.com/contact/trial
About Get Into Theatre
Get Into Theatre is the essential website to help young people find all the information and opportunities they need to pursue a successful career in theatre in the UK. From backstage to performing, training to apprenticeships, they can find up-to-date theatre jobs information and advice.
Get Into Theatre is the UK's leading theatre careers website. Get Into Theatre is generously funded and supported byAndrew Lloyd Webber FoundationandUK Theatre/Society of London Theatre. Get Into Theatre is produced by The Stage.