By Sarah Pickthall

“Get rid of the jargon of climate sustainability – or at least explain it!“

The language of climate change and sustainability is unfamiliar to many disabled communities. This is largely because disabled people have rarely been actively invited into the conversation. 

“How do we process all the information out there and what do we do with it?“

The language and concepts of sustainability were, for many of the disabled music creatives surveyed, seen as inaccessible and unclear. We have identified a need to explain concepts in more succinct ways and through different formats e.g. easy read and sign language. This is something we have ensured was available when launching the No Climate Action Without Us toolkit. 

Further unpacking of the language of climate change and sustainability can make it easier for disabled music creatives to consider and attend to the various components of sustainable practice.  

With more information and shared solutions surfaced about climate sustainability, disabled music creatives felt it more likely to be able to prioritise minimising the negative impacts of attending gigs and events while ensuring that their access needs were not sidelined in the process.