
EPISODE: 08
FEELING SOUND.
ACCESSIBILITY + CONNECTIVITY
Explore how creators are using their artistry + technology to enable increased connectivity, expression and accessibility.
Thursday, Nov 11
LIVE BROADCAST: 12 PST/ 3 EST/ 20 GMT +1
The
Panel

Nathan specializes in accessibility innovation and strives to make work that heightens accessibility for both disabled and non-disabled artists and audiences. He was the Artistic Director of the 2017 Special Olympics Opening Ceremony which brought over 200 disabled and non-disabled artists to perform together.
His passion for innovating cutting-edge technologies and accessibility has led him to develop the multi-award-winning Rationale Method of Audio Description which utilizes the skills of beatboxers and poets to provide a richer soundscape for people with visual impairment.

Dame Evelyn Glennie is the world’s premier solo percussionist, performing worldwide with the greatest orchestras, conductors, and artists. Her solo recordings exceed 40 CDs and are as diverse as her career on-stage. A double GRAMMY award winner composer, BAFTA nominee, awarded an OBE in 1993 and has over 100 international awards to date, including the Polar Music Prize and the Companion of Honour. Evelyn is currently forming The Evelyn Glennie Collection with a vision to open a center that embodies her mission to Teach the World to Listen
Dame Evelyn Glennie
Solo Percussionist
Nathen Geering
Accessibility Innovator. Rationale Method

John is the co-founder of SUBPAC and StudioFeed. He is an advocate for the advancement of music and has built a community around the exploration of tactile sound in the studio and into other areas including health & wellness, automotive and gaming.

Born deaf in a musical family and having studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music for her B.Mus honors degree in music Ruth is a flutist, music teacher, and practitioner. As a visionary artist and Clore Leadership fellow, she has developed professional relationships with arts, music, and media organizations locally, nationally, and worldwide.
Ruth founded Audiovisability in 2016 as a way to bridge the gap between deaf and hearing artists, primarily by using visual arts and music. Audiovisability brings the highest quality of classical and world music to deaf people.
Ruth Montgomery
Founder and Artistic Director Audiovisability
John Alexiou
Co-founder SUBPAC + StudioFeed
EPISODE #08
FEELING SOUND.
ACCESSIBILITY + CONNECTIVITY
In this episode, we will explore how creators are using their artistry + technology to enable increased connectivity, expression and accessibility.
Hope you can join us.
To celebrate the latest episode, our friends the Deaf Rave Crew have put together a playlist of their favorite party tunes.
Big shouts to Troi Lee and the rest of the crew!
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Thursday, Nov 11
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