What people say about us

Richard Headon (Desperate Men - Bristol)

"You provided an excellent service to artists in the SW and gave a valuable voice for those of us whom are also disabled."

Diane Bardsley (Somerset)

"You have been a lifesaver! Thank you for your advice and support."

Kate Saunders (Somerset)

"I think Kaleido have tried amazingly hard to create a community...we live in a large and difficult region geographically, so it's hard to know what's going on."

A disabled artist

"Disabled artists need support and I was really impressed by the support I received. As a disabled artist woman - I feel that access to the arts is of vital importance"

A disabled artist

"Always helpful and friendly."

A disabled artist

"They've been helpful to me on this project. They've been very kind to me on this, have acted as a sounding board and tried to pass on contacts."

A disabled artist

"Having recently made a strong connection with Kaleido we have benefited from the advice you've generously given in support of our aspirations to engage with more diverse and dispersed audiences in the South West.

"The work of organisations like Kaleido is the life-blood of Deaf and disability arts development, advocacy and specialist knowledge around for instance: disability employment law, discrimination, equality, access, training, mentoring, governance and so on.

"The infrastructure you provide, the formal and informal connections you maintain and encourage across the South West and beyond is vital, especially at this time, to support initiatives like Unlimited and to hold together the legacy of such schemes after 2012."

A mainstream arts organisation

"Kaleido has had a profound impact on me personally and professionally. It has allowed me to work as a disabled artist in educational environments and given me opportunities to work in a variety of settings, and ultimately made me more professional. This is essential for diversity in education to be maintained."

A disabled artist

"If it wasn't for DISABILITY ARTS organisations such as KALEIDO, this part of the world would be a poorer place, without the rich colourful images generated by DIVERSITY currently ACCESSIBLE and highly appreciated here in the South West."

A disabled artist  

"Disabled artists need support and I was really impressed by the support I received. As a disabled artist woman - I feel that access to the arts is of vital importance"

A disabled artist

"I am Mark a Somerset base artist , but i am sever dyslexia , and its Kaleido which is helping with my art career , this to me is very important ,to get my messages out to more people , cutting their were founding will  not help me in my career , and art is a door way to open people to the wonder of art, and the cultural diversity which art bring  to the southwest."

A disabled artist

"If you are a disabled artist in the south west the support Kaleido gives is fundamental. In 2007 I did work for the Disability Arts Festival in our region and currently I'm working on arts for 2012. Without Kaleido, these projects wouldn't have got off the ground."

A disabled artist

"I was also impressed with the coaching and mentoring programme that the Kaleido staff mentioned and the range of other support and advice for emerging and established disabled artists because this is clearly a well needed service."

Farrell Curran Arts Officer

Cultural Services,

Dorset County Council

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