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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Disabled music by and for people with disabilities

Find a large selection of sites for disabled and special needs music and performers including those who are active on the disability arts scene or are specifically aimed at therapeutic or educational services in the music field. May include details of musical therapy for all disabled adults and children and include those with a learning disability, the deaf and blind.

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Children who cannot use traditional instruments can now make music of their own with an easy-to-use invention developed at the University of Edinburgh. Site offers details of this touch sensitive colourful, squeezy cube that allows severely disabled to play and enjoy music. Watch an online video clip.
Hindhead Music Centre in Surrey introduce their courses for children with disabilities.
A site offering a comprehensive list of blind musicans past and present throughout the world.
Dedicated to exploring ways in which everyone can discover and express their own musical personality.
A unique charity that brings music and the performing arts to deaf people. Includes training workshop details, newsletters and a deaf musicians forum.
Devon based music group that creates opportunities for those with sensory impairments or learning difficulties to take part in music and theatre perfomances.
Yorkshire Association for Music and Special Educational Needs. Working to bring music, happiness and joy into the lives of those who will benefit most from it.
An interesting article from the BBC that highlights the benefits of music for children and adults with a disability.
A personalised music transcription service providing music-related materials and sheets in Braille.
Offers access to music for disabled people in WIltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. Has three fully accessible music rooms decked out with an array of instruments and musical technology to enable the disabled and able-bodied to get involved and enjoy making music.
Non-profit organisation holding music events for disabled children. Also events for the 'Aiming High' music project targeted at disabled children aged 11 to 18. Morecambe.
View the profile of Jayne Fletcher a Deaf sign song performer from Birmington with details of her concerts and workshops.
A producing company offering training and group workshops in music for people with a learning disability.
A charity that transforms the lives of children and adults through the power of music.
Aims to break down disabling barriers to music by enabling disabled musicians of all ages and abilities to explore compose and perform music.
An association that works to assist professional blind and partially sighted piano tuners by offering a range of resources, information and help sections.
An accessible online radio resource providing a broad range of musical tastes with site navigation designed to assist the blind and visually impaired.