Liverpool festival marks 40 years celebrating disabled artists

An artist who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy is one of many showcasing her creativity at a 40th anniversary festival to celebrate disabled and deaf artists.

Lisa Simpson, who has no verbal communication, is taking part in Liverpool’s DaDaFest International, which was founded by the disability arts organisation, DaDa.

The organisation, founded in Liverpool in 1984, has been campaigning for equality and access for disabled artists across the arts sector for 40 years.

Ms Simpson, who communicates via a Simpson board by choosing words with her eyes, said the festival marks an “opportunity for disabled artists to show what they can do”.