"It is essential that professionals receive training so that their work more inclusive."
Miguel Ángel Font, director inclusive cinema, teaches the last session of the series "Training to understand disability."
24 | 02 | 2026
On Monday, February 23, the fourth and final session of the series "Training to understand disability" took place. This 13th edition concluded with the session "The inclusive leap: design Cinema," taught by Miguel Ángel Font, director inclusive cinema.
Font taught attendees the importance of making art accessible and shared his experience in achieving this in the field of cinema. When asked about the steps to follow so that a person with visual impairment can enjoy a film like anyone else, the speaker some steps he usually follows: "I write what I feel, what I want to say as a narrator, without thinking about anything other than the story I want to tell. Then I close my eyes and imagine the film in terms of sound, going over the dialogues in my head, thinking about what music I would like to hear, and considering whether all the scenes have some kind of sound element or whether any of the characters could carry an object that makes a sound. In this way, in a very natural and organic way, a person with a disability can have an enriched soundtrack."
In the case of a person with hearing impairment, Font's creative process is as follows: "I stop covering my eyes and cover my ears. I imagine the film and start to think: Are there enough moments where you can see what's happening? Have I set up the scenes well, or do I need to be more descriptive so that a person with hearing impairment can understand where we are, what's happening, and how the character feels at each moment? Am I making the actor's performance agreement what they are feeling?" After both explanations, Font clarified that "where the script doesn't reach, accessibility does," because they have accessibility companies "covering them" from the pre-production stage of each work
In addition to explaining this process, the speaker how essential it is for every professional to receive training so that their work more inclusive. He reiterated that "if all professionals are trained and have the concept of accessibility integrated," it can be developed in every work a very natural way. The inclusive director also stated that "the person comes first, then their condition." When working with a person with a disability, they do not do so because of their condition, but because of their talent and ability.