Melbourne rock band Rudely Interrupted has performed on renowned stages, including at the United Nations in New York, and starred in a critically acclaimed documentary film.

All proceeds from the band's new single Close My Eyes, to be released on Thursday, will go to disability service Scope, which is hosting See the Person Week until Friday.

The schools the band will visit include Hume Valley and Hume Central College.

Drummer Josh Hogan, 23, has been in the group for three years. He has autism, but he hasn't let that stop him playing his favourite instrument with enthusiasm and skill.

He first picked up the "drumsticks" as a toddler, playing with pots and pans.

"I love playing on stage and meeting new people and playing my drum kit," Josh said.

"The music's that good that people don't see our disability, they just groove along to the music.

"It improves my confidence, being close to my friends and teachers."

See the Person Week is a new campaign to encourage people to "see the person, not the disability".

Rudely Interrupted frontman Rory Burnside, 23, who was born without eyes and has a form of autism called Aspergers, said he loved changing people's perceptions of disabled people.

"It's great to rock out for Scope's See the Person Week - together we change the way people see disability.

"I might have been born without eyes, but I'm still a successful musician in a great rock band. There's nothing disabled about that!"

Schools taking part in the week receive a DVD featuring Close My Eyes and wristbands for fund-raising.

Scope chief executive Diana Heggie said young ambassadors would also lend support for See the Person Week.

The film clip to Close My Eyes will be launched at the band's show at The Corner Hotel, Richmond, on Thursday, its last Australian show before a tour of the US and Canada.

For more details on

See the Person Week: visit www.scopevic.org.au