DISABILITY arts, including music, is probably one of the most underrated activities undertaken by people with disabilities. Learning disabled people often feel they are excluded from the arts; there are few opportunities where they see themselves in the arts and research from Mencap states that just 10% of the public say they’ve seen someone with a learning disability featured in the media or on TV.
However, all that may change with the rise of Ultimate Thunder, a seven-piece post-punk band from Leeds, which has been taking the city by storm after releasing its self-titled debut album.
Six out of the seven band members have a learning disability, offering a welcome disruption to social and institutional barriers that may previously have prevented their recognition and success.
Read more at: https://www.charitytoday.co.uk/post-punk-band-set-to-turn-learning-disability-culture-on-its-head/
