Research Area

  • Title:
    Accessible Musical Interfaces

  • Keywords:

    disabilities, accessibility, musical instruments, human computer interfaces

  • Description:

    Contemporary digital musical instruments (DMI) are based on complex interfaces that are usually designed by and targeted towards people without disabilities. Visually-impaired people and people with motor diseases may require a long training to make use of DMI, or may not be capable of using them at all. This research project aims at improving the accessibility of existent DMI and provide insights to foster the design of novel accessible DMI
    Currently, two key technologies are explored: screen readers and brain-computer interfaces. Several avenues are explored to improve these enabling technology and evaluating with partners what design strategy could make the technologies more valuable.

  • Laboratory:

    Steinberg LoLa Studio Lab

  • Contact Person:
    Leonardo Gabrielli

  • Collaborations:

    Università di Trento, Viscount International, Accessible Digital Music Network (ADMN), Conservatorio di Salerno

  • Projects:
    Private and public funding of PhD and PostDoc Fellowships