Accessibility in Audio Meet-up
Connect with Sound Without Sight and Drake Music
As audio production techniques and technologies evolve, so too must the ways we think about accessibility. To ensure all musicians can use the tools available, it is essential that access is evaluated throughout their design, not as an add-on or afterthought.
This meet-up seeks to bring together developers with an interest in accessibility, musicians with disabilities, and organisations driving change in the audio and music industries.
Get a sneak peek at some of the plans for accessibility at ADC26 and meet representatives from Sound Without Sight and Drake Music.
Join us in the Sound Without Sight space, situated in the George pub in Gather Town, for an informal chat:
- Share new accessibility innovations
- Chat through ideas and share knowledge
- Find out how to connect with community members who can provide feedback on your products
- Learn more about DMLab - Drake Music’s network of community groups focused on music accessibility and AMIC: The Accessible Musical Instrument Collection
Please request the Zoom link from [email protected] if you do not have it already and would like to attend.
Jay Pocknell
Founder
Sound Without Sight
Jay is a mixing and mastering engineer, producer, and guitarist. He is also partially sighted, making him a prime contact for matters relating to music and visual accessibility.
Jay is founder and Project Manager of Sound Without Sight, a community-driven online hub that connects blind and partially sighted musicians to resources, opportunities, and support. Sound Without Sight advocates for improved accessibility within music and audio hardware and software. The project recently launched user testing initiative to provide product developers with a mechanism to gain real-life accessibility feedback.
He is also Music Support Officer at RNIB - the Royal National Institute of Blind People - where he is tasked with improving access to music-making for blind and partially sighted people.
Jay is a graduate of the Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) course at the University of Surrey and is credited on several top-10 releases including a UK Number 1 album. He has a proven track record of working with emerging independent artists to help them obtain their first radio plays.