⚠️ Calling all North-West Disabled & Non-Disabled musicians, makers, coders, designers, techies, problem solvers & makers of cups of tea!
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Join us for a special Hackathon event at
@hacmanchester , creating accessible tools & prototypes to tackle barriers that Disabled people face when creating music.
📅 Sunday 26 April
⏰ 9am to 5pm
📌 Manchester Hackspace, Pollard Street East, M40 7FS
Optional pre-meeting at Manchester Hackspace, 7pm to 9pm, Saturday 25 April to discuss ideas & meet team mates.
🔮 What to expect
- In teams, we will create something that could make music-making more accessible for a Disabled musician.
- Think adapting an instrument, designing a new interface, building a piece of hardware, creating a piece of software, or inventing something completely unexpected.
💭 Who is it for?
- Disabled & Non-Disabled musicians, makers, coders, artists, designers, tinkerers, problem solvers, electronics people, 3D printing people, music theory nerds, enthusiastic beginners, team players, & makers of cups of tea.
- We’d especially love Disabled musicians (& aspiring musicians) to join us and present
the barriers they’d like help tackling.
🔋 What's provided?
- Equipment such as Arduino, ESP32s, sensors, wires and other bits and pieces.
- Please bring your own laptop if you think you’ll need one, along with any specific materials you’d like to use.
- We’ll also provide pizza and other refreshments.
♿ Access
- The entrance to
@hacmanchester has a small step, with a ramp to make this accessible.
- The rest of the building has level access or a ramp, and there is an accessible toilet space.
Please let us know of any specific access requirements by emailing
[email protected].
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