Our team
Core team Members
Jay Pocknell – Project Manager
Music Support Officer, RNIB; Freelance Mixing Engineer; Producer; Advocate for accessibility in music
Peter Bosher – Community Engagement Lead
BBC Sound Engineer; Assistive Technology Trainer; Founder of VIBE email group for VI musicians
Dr. Sarah Morley Wilkins
Project Manager and User Experience Consultant, DAISY Music Braille Project
Richard Orme
Chief Executive Officer, DAISY Consortium
Steve Tyler
Director of Assistive Technology, Leonard Cheshire
Dave Williams
Customer Experience Manager, RNIB
Matthew Horspool
Braille and Assistive Technology Expert, UKAAF
James Risdon
Access Coordinator, ABRSM
Dr. Tony Stockman
Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London; iGGi; ICAD
FRIENDS OF THE PROJECT
Adam Ockelford
Professor of Music, University of Roehampton; Founder, Amber Trust
Dr. David Baker
UCL Institute of Education
Victoria Ward
New College Worcester
Daniel Spreadbury
Steinberg
Graham Wilde
Royal National College for the Blind
Sally Zimmermann
Ex-RNIB Music Support Officer
Matt Wadsworth
Professional Lutenist
Our Partners
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
Thank you to RNIB for awarding initial funding from the Elizabeth Eagle-Bott Memorial Fund for Sound Without Sight to develop our community hub, ready for launch later this year.
Creative United
We are very appreciative of Creative United’s support in helping Sound Without Sight to grow within the arts sector.
Technology Association of Visually Impaired People (TAVIP)
We owe big thanks to TAVIP, who have agreed to host the project until it grows to the point of being able to sustain itself.
You?
If there are common goals between our project and yours, please get in touch and we would be more than happy to explore how we can maximise synergy. We are looking to complement and join up existing resources, not reinvent the wheel!
As ‘Sound Without Sight’ is a new project, and our team members are currently contributing their time voluntarily, we are seeking funding and collaboration opportunities to bring our idea to life with the polish and scale that it deserves.