Adi Dickens
Accessibility Specialist
Ableton
About Me
Dr Adi Dickens is responsible for all things accessibility at Ableton. Joining Ableton shortly after finishing their PhD in Accessible Digital Musical Instruments; Adi has led the process of improving accessibility in Live 12, Ableton Note, and the recently released Ableton Move.
Adi lives and works in Berlin. Is a single parent to two children, who also act as first line accessibility testers for any new music hardware purchases. They like to tinker with music production and will dance to anything that has a beat.
Sessions
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Workshop: Inclusive Design within Audio Products
What, Why, How?14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Monday 11th November 2024 | EmpireBeginnerIntermediateAdvancedFollowing the success of last year’s ‘An Introduction to Inclusive Design of Audio Products’, we are delighted to be presenting a follow up this year. The session will promote the work happening across the audio industry to support accessibility and inclusive design. We will focus on providing practical design principles for attendees to take away, backed up by engaging lived experience insights and demonstrations. In particular, we will showcase the practices of two companies who have been making big waves within accessible music in the last year: Ableton and Arcana Instruments. Jay Pocknell and Tim Yates will be exploring how […]