In this podcast episode, I was lucky to interview Jay Pocknell; a production and mixing engineer from the UK.Not only is he a skilled sound engineer and a lovely person to talk to but also a proactive member of the audio community. He founded the Sound Without Sight organization and currently works at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) advocating for music software, music hardware, and music instruments accessible to everyone: including musicians and sound engineers with disabilities.Basing on his lived experience with sight loss, he gives invaluable advice on how any audio programmer can make their software accessible. This is a gold mine of first-hand information!In the podcast episode, we discuss his path to becoming a sound engineer, which obstacles he needed to overcome, and how we as the audio community can remove some of these obstacles permanently.Note: If you like the podcast so far, please, go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review there. It will benefit both sides: more reviews mean a broader reach on Apple Podcasts and feedback can help me to improve the show and provide better quality content to you. Thank you for doing this 🙏Episode ContentsIn this podcast episode, you will learn:how Jay became a sound engineer,how he came up with the idea to start the Sound Without Sight organization,what is the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and how they invite industry collaborations for an accessible music experience for everyone,why you should even consider making your software accessible (hint: 💵),how audio developers can make their software accessible,how to test the accessibility of your software,what are typical difficulties of musicians and sound engineers with blindness or partial blindness,how Audio Developers Conference 2022 tackled the issue of accessibility and how ADC23 can improve upon it.This podcast was recorded on April 5, 2023.

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