Attitude is Everything

03/04/2025

Previous Future Leader, Emma Shaw AKA emzae, writes openly and candidly about the experiencs of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists in the UK music scene.

About Attitude is Everything and our Future Leaders programme, she says: "It is also through becoming connected with a number of other disabled artists - all of immense talent - who are struggling in similar ways, that I have become determined to speak up about it. Because too much music is getting lost, and too many careers are fading away, when they could flourish with the right support."

Read the full blog here ⬇️

Disabled, chronically ill and neurodivergent artists are facing increasing barriers to a sustainable long-term career. Something needs to change.

26/03/2025

🎤Attitude is Everything X P**A - call out for participants🎤

Attitude is Everything and Parents and Carers in Performing Arts are working together on a new piece of research, exploring how caring responsibilities intersect with disability and working in the music industry.

🚀We have launched a survey and are calling for participants.

❓Who can take the survey?
Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people with caring responsibilities, who work in the music industry. If you feel you fit the criteria above, then please take the survey. We will not reject any participants. If you have recently left the music industry, please do take the survey as we are interested as to why.

🔗Find out more and take the survey
https://pipacampaign.org/resource/attitudeiseverthingpipasurvey?referrer=/toolkit-resources

Survey closes Monday, 5th May 2025.

11/02/2025

Check it out! ⬇️

03/02/2025

We launched the first session of Rest Salon – a peer-support session for Black music creatives who are also Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.

Our next session will be held on Wednesday 26th March at 4.30pm online.

Book your place here >>
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rest-salon-tickets-1109373669509?aff=oddtdtcreator

30/01/2025

We are teaming up with P**A (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts) to work on new research that explores how caring responsibilities intersect with disability and working in the music industry.

We have released a survey for this piece of research and are currently seeking participants for it.

If you work in the music industry, have caring responsibilities, and are Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent then please share your experiences in our survey.

Caring responsibilities can look like…
• Preparing someone’s meals for them
•Transporting a person because they need support
• Being a parent of a child who needs additional support
• Being an emotional/physical support for a family member
• Supporting a neighbour with day-to-day tasks

⏰ Deadline: 5th March

> https://bit.ly/40tgVzm

23/01/2025

We're extending our LGBTQIA+ survey for another week ‼️

The survey is for us to gain valuable insight in helping us identify the unique challenges and barriers that LGBTQIA+ disabled people face.

By sharing your stories and insights, you can help to shed light on the current state of access and inclusivity in LGBTQIA+ spaces.

To complete the survey, follow the link >> https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=h1w9haiqmk6LiORjwkTwOT7kfM-kahZJjY8yHgCg5FFUMEdaMjdFRFg4NDYwTENWRzNaMVg2U1NPTC4u&route=shorturl

20/01/2025

Since last year, the Charter has been undergoing a pilot programme with a range of venues and festivals across the UK, and they've shared some of their feedback on the new processes, systems and ideas of the updated Charter.

This feedback will continue to shape the Charter as we prepare for a full-scale launch - in just two months time! 🎉

Check out the full blog here >> bit.ly/3Zj6AXq

17/01/2025

Jonathan Enser is a composer and multi-instrumentalist, known for his work as a member of Nubiyan Twist, and his own project, MATTERS UNKNOWN.

He explores themes of decoloniality and disability in his new album - Silhouettes: A Dream Sphere Journal - due to release on 24th January. He has shared the access barriers that he faces on tour as a disabled musician.

Read more about his journey and where to find tickets to his show here >>

https://attitudeiseverything.org.uk/interview-with-jonathan-enser-matters-unkown/?utm_content=sked_6789210d6b44d0a57c3a95d7&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

16/01/2025

In our Unseen and Unheard report that we published with Black Lives in Music in 2023, we found that 91% of Black disabled music creatives and professionals said that they felt unsatisfied with how they are supported by the music industry.

As part of our commitment to address and tackle intersectional discrimination in the music industry, we will be launched a peer support session for Black disabled music creatives and professionals to connect with one another and share what future sessions can look like.

This session will be joined by Eve Horne who founded We Are The Unheard CIC, an organisation dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and promoting gender equality in the music industry

Tune in on 22nd January where we will be holding Rest Salon, our first peer support session for Black disabled professionals and music creatives.

RSVP here >>

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rest-salon-tickets-1109373669509?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_content=sked_677ff37508f791d10decdeaa&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook

14/01/2025

For many LGBTQIA+ disabled people, attending venues and events that cater to them is often out of reach because of a lack of accessibility. As a result, many feel excluded from their communities where they should be able to celebrate their identities.

We've launched a survey to better understand the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ disabled people attending events that should cater towards LGBTQIA+ people.

By sharing your stories and insights, you can help to shed light on the current state of access and inclusivity in LGBTQIA+ spaces.

The insights gained from this survey will inform a virtual roundtable discussion, and from this we will report on the findings of the survey results into an invaluable resource for the live events sector.

To complete the survey, follow the link >>
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=h1w9haiqmk6LiORjwkTwOT7kfM-kahZJjY8yHgCg5FFUMEdaMjdFRFg4NDYwTENWRzNaMVg2U1NPTC4u&route=shorturl

09/01/2025

How can live events implement climate change solutions whilst being accessible for disabled people?

Tune in for an exclusive talk and Q&A with the Founder of Attitude is Everything, Suzanne Bull MBE. She will be presenting finding from our environmental programme which launched two years ago.

📆 Tuesday 21st January, 4 - 5:30PM

In the session, she will cover:

•Why creating accessible sustainability tools and resources are essential.
•Key challenges and solutions in including disabled people in climate action.
•Insights from conversations with disabled artists, professionals and fans.

RSVP here >>

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-climate-action-without-us-disability-and-climate-change-tickets-1115667424299?aff=erelpanelorg&utm_content=sked_677fccbf90bebc8a9459ba1e&utm_medium=social&utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook