For music fans with disability, there's still 'a really long way to go'

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As live music returns in much of the country, advocates and artists with disability say the industry should learn some lessons from the pandemic and build back up in a more inclusive way.

Eliza Hull, who lives in Castlemaine in Victoria, released her first album independently in 2012 and has since played widely with acts like SAFIA and Katie Noonan, as well as contributing music to TV series in Australia and overseas.

"I would hide it and make sure that the [stage] curtain was pulled and nobody would see how I had to pull myself up onto the stage," she said. "That comes from an internal belief that you're not worthy as a disabled person because of lack of representation." Morwenna Collett, who works as a consultant on access and inclusion and is the interim CEO of Accessible Arts, said there was no hard data on how well Australian venues stacked up in terms of accessibility, but problems were common.

 

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