Go back Riga Circus Team Learns to Support Visitors with Diverse Access Needs
This autumn, the Riga Circus team took part in two training sessions led by the association “Apeirons”. The training is part of a project to make Riga Circus cultural services more available and accessible in Riga and the regions.
August: Welcoming and Supporting Visitors
In August, the Riga Circus front-of-house team, who welcome our audiences, took part in the training. The aim was to help the team feel confident and well-informed when communicating with visitors who have various functional impairments.
The trainers spoke about mobility, visual and hearing impairments, as well as intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. We discussed everyday situations at the circus. In practical exercises, we tried guiding a person who is blind and communicating with a Deaf visitor.
October: Easy Language and Digital Accessibility
In October, the team learned the basics of Easy Language. Easy Language is clear and simple text. It helps people take in information, for example people with intellectual disabilities, older people and those who are still learning Latvian.
We also talked about digital accessibility. This means that websites and digital content can be used by everyone, including people who use assistive technology. We learned who needs this and why. We will use this knowledge in our daily work: welcoming audiences, writing performance descriptions and improving cirks.lv.
Information on accessibility at Riga Circus: cirks.lv/en/accessibility/
More about the project “Improving the Availability and Accessibility of Riga Circus Cultural Services in Riga and the Regions”: Read more about the project
Project Funding
Project No. 4.3.2.0/1/25/A/037 “Improving the Availability and Accessibility of Riga Circus Cultural Services in Riga and the Regions” is co-funded by the European Union under specific objective 4.3.2 “Enhancing the role of culture and tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation” of the European Union Cohesion Policy Programme 2021–2027.
The project is implemented from 1 June 2026 to 31 December 2029.
The total eligible costs of the project are EUR 999,999.41, of which EUR 849,999.50 is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and EUR 149,999.91 is state budget co-financing.
