After 25 years working on behalf of disabled people in music, Suzanne Bull will step down from live music event accessibility charity Attitude Is Everything (AIE) in March.

AIE, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, works to connect disabled people with the live event industry and to improve access. With AIE’s MD Celia Makin-Bell also leaving the charity, its head of skills development Paul Hawkins is to act as interim MD until a new CEO is appointed. He currently represents AIE on the UK Music Diversity Taskforce and the advisory group for the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority.

In a statement, Bull said, “After 25 glorious years, I’m stepping down from Attitude is Everything and pursuing new adventures in arts, culture and Breast Cancer advocacy.  As many of you will be aware, I live with a cancer diagnosis as well as being disabled. In March 2025, I’ll be halfway through my treatment, so this seems like a good point for me to live life at a slower pace and have the opportunity to pursue my other interests.

“It’s been a privilege to have been part of a team that makes real change, and I hope that I’ve contributed to making disabled people’s lives more bearable through music. This decision hasn’t been easy, because working at Attitude is Everything is my dream job.”

Under Suzanne’s co-leadership, AIE has supported the needs of disabled audiences, artists and professionals, by developing a range of services and initiatives to promote greater inclusivity. Notable among these is the Live Events Access Charter, a mechanism that encourages event organisers to build disability equality into all aspects of their venue or event, and to make improvements in response to feedback from Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people. AIE said that following a wide-ranging audit, a new and improved Charter is scheduled to be launched next month.

Bull was awarded an MBE in 2013 for services to music, art & disabled people.

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