BBC News, Glstonbury Festival
Sophia floodA drum and bass DJ who will play one of the very final sets of the GlustonBry Festival 2025, stated that he was left “speechless” after being asked to perform.
Carl Flood – which is called DJ Flood – uses a wheelchair and is being depicted as part of the accessibility program of Glastonbury, leveling the field.
The 32 -year -old DJ of Kent, who has artrogriposis multiplex Congressor – means that their joints are curved – Rum huts will be closed from 04:00 to 05:00 BST on Monday.
Pushing for more inclusion in the music and production scene, he said: “To shut down this (program) in Glastonbury, hopefully other festivals, other places, will follow the suits and more people will be able to join.”
Flood, which also works as a teacher, is being asked to play on the festival “it means a lot”.
“I am speechless. It’s just amazing,” he said.
The purpose of leveling the area is to open opportunities for different -needs, access issues or learning inability to open opportunities to give them a live festival experience in stage management, artist contact and event production.
“This is really the first plan I have ever heard,” said flood.
“This is definitely necessary at this time. There is a lot of opportunity for people with disabilities, but no one has really jumped to do something like that.”
He said that there are many obstacles to stop people with disabilities in the industry.
“This is why it is very good to level the area, as there was no access to the platform before leveling the area, while now they have put it in a lift, so people in the wheelchair can meet on the stage.
“And there are other things where they have adapted to those who have low vision or they have found BSL (British Sign Language) interpreters, so it has actually changed the game.”
William Ogdem, 34, of Pernboro, who is deeply deaf and partially blind, is also supported by leveling the region.
He is working with the production team in the normal area of Glastonbury, ensuring that sounds and lights are safe and “putting in a good show for pussyrs”.
Usually a university aid officer, helping mental and additional needs and disabled students, said “being a creative industry in Glastonbury is a new ballpark”.
“Opportunities do not come very often for people with disabilities, and I think we are not valuable in this day and age of inclusion.
“Glastonebury Festival, and leveling the ground, are doing a good job because not only we are working backstage, but we have really been given the opportunity to do so.”
In its second year in Glestonbury, leveling the field co-founder Netty said that its main objective is to increase the number of people with disabilities participating in backstage roles.
He said that he has “learned a lot” from last year, from helping people go to the site, how they roam while living there, and communicate with each other.
For people using wheelchairs, they have ensured that there is access to specifically customized vehicles and inserted in the tent to the floor and power to help with the wave.
“These are these small ideas that need to be made,” said Natati.
He said: “There are many running components in a festival and as a result of all these changes, we have to adapt all the time.
“We are all learning and this is a perfect thing about it.
“So hopefully we can keep moving forward and we learn from each other, our participants are teaching us things and we are clearly showing the ropes of how to get them in events.
“So let’s make history, let’s change it. It’s fantastic to see.”
