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"Radio can be a familiar friend, source of knowledge, a marker of time and place. But as a cultural institution, what constitutes a "good voice" in radio reflects and transmits cultural norms and structures. When I started my Community Storytelling Radio Fellowship at Making Contact, I prepared by reading articles from Transom and AIR media about interviewing, storytelling, and production. I felt more intimidated as I read about advice on 'how to do radio,' especially since some parts were very physical (e.g., holding a microphone close to a person for a significant length of time). I wondered, "Where do disabled people like me fit in the radio community? Why don't articles about diversity in radio ever mention people with disabilities?" Al Letson's 2015 Transom manifesto explores the the default straight white male voice. It resonated with me immediately and I'd also add that the "default human being" on radio is able-bodied as well."

A personal essay about hearing loss, disability, the amplification of the sound of one's body, the way that hearing and mishearing leads to metaphor, and the losses and gains of disability as well as normative sensing.

"Those without disabilities might not notice the innovations, but a museum in London is winning plaudits for its design and content."

"Developed by Pauline Oliveros in collaboration with Leaf Miller and released in 2007, the AUMI is a camera-based software that enables various forms of instrumentation. It was first created in work with (and through the labor of) children with physical disabilities in the Abilities First School (Poughkeepsie, New York) and designed with the intention of researching its potential as a model for social change."

"My research is also experimenting with new immersive technology in the areas of vibrotactile experiences, gesture recognition devices and sensor technology that translates body movement into digitally generated sound and image. Each of these technologies has initially been developed to enhance the sensory experiences of those with sensory loss, mental illness or individuals with disabilities."

"An electric humming vibrator designed to upset neighbours operated for about a month inside New Zealand's tallest apartment tower, sending 25 neighbours "just about insane" before it was discovered and disabled, a resident says."

""I can hear how the bees are behaving - if they're agitated, if there are other bees trying to get in the hive, or if it's too crowded or too hot or too cold," said Aerial Gilbert, an avid beekeeper in Petaluma. What you want to hear, she said, is a calm steady buzz. That indicates that everything in the hive is going smoothly."

"Ellis speaks with a stutter - more specifically, a glottal block - a form of speech dysfluency that creates silent gaps in his speech that he calls "clearings," often without warning and sometimes for prolonged periods of time. For most of his life, these clearings became unintentional performances of improvisation."

"What Do I Hear? was the pilot research project of a multinational collaboration that aimed to explore formative and theoretical questions of accessibility and inclusivity through sensory translation in the presentation and creation of art."

"Video presentation during the international online seminar 'Design as Collective Improvisation' 4-6 November 2021. Presentation on behalf of the team of the collective project 'What Do I Hear?', an initiative of the OtherAbilities http://otherabilities.org/ "

Artificial Memory Trace is Czech artist Slavek K w i "Since April 1999 I have been involved in experimental sound_workshops with autistic children and children with learning disabilities (between 3 - 10 years of physical age) in La Chanterelle School in Brussels in Belgium. My research / practice are focused on perception as the main factor determining our relationship with reality. Our perception of the surrounding world consequently influences our behavior."

"I am hard of hearing as well as an electronic music enthusiast. I have always been an observer and I have always seen that my companions' reactions to the music we listen to together are different from mine. I tried with all my might to feel what they felt - with poor results. Which made me sad and irritated. Would I never be able to fully appreciate the aesthetics of sound? Eventually, I began to look more deeply into my experiences."

"Daniel Challis, who has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak, is auditioning people to provide his new voice"