For our second preview of the Edinburgh Fringe, Ewan Spence talks to Julie Lærkholm, the Community Engagement Officer at the Fringe Society.

We talk about two key ticketing projects, Fringe Days Out, which works with local groups and organisations; and the Community Ticketing Initiative, which sees tickets from artists, companies, and venues distributed to the local community.

We also talk about how the Fringe Society supports performers and venues to make their shows more accessible through captioning, audio description, and BSL interpreters.

The Fringe Society is just one part of the Fringe—venues and performers will all have their own approaches to making shows and venues as accessible as possible, but this is a great discussion about how the Society is promoting and encouraging accessibility across the Fringe.

• Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society resources: Artists’ guide to putting on an accessible show, Making a show accessible, Audience accessibility guide, the Community ticketing initiative, Community group guide, and Fringe resources for schools.

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