Glastonbury recruits disabled employees

29th June 2010

Glastonbury Festival has, since 2005, been working in collaboration with Attitude is Everything to recruit deaf and disabled employees to be part of its stewarding team, as well as improving its facilities.

And this year, a new event called Club Attitude took place, showcasing the talents of disabled - as well as non-disabled - musicians in the Shangri-La field on the Hub Stage, the Independent reports.

Headliners included Drugstore, as well as La Rebla Fam, an unsigned act formed by Simon Suspense Spenser who has cerebral palsy.

What's more, a Deaf Rave was put on, designed to bring both visuals and music to the deaf community, while MC Geezer rapped in sign language, accompanied by DJs Ceri and Inigo on the decks.

Another group of disabled musicians to play at the festival was Staff Benda Bilili from the Congo, made up of four older men, three former street children and a lead singer who uses crutches.

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