TY - GEN
T1 - “We Avoid PDFs”
T2 - 18th International Conference on Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity, iConference 2023
AU - Payne, William
AU - Hurst, Amy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - While music notation can be represented across modalities, it is typically only available visually (in standard print) resulting in access barriers for Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) musicians. Automated conversion tools and common formats such as MusicXML have enabled new workflows where a print score is transcribed (copied) and made into large print and/or braille music. However, many musicians are unable to acquire music in a format legible to them as transcriptions require time, expertise, and specialized software to produce. Drawing upon the experiences and suggestions of 11 adult BVI musicians with varying vision ability and musical backgrounds, we outline a path to improving access to music notation. To this end, we describe opportunities for utilizing automation and crowd workers, make recommendations for customizing music in print, braille, and audio, and identify open challenges and research directions for creating, storing, and sharing music across formats.
AB - While music notation can be represented across modalities, it is typically only available visually (in standard print) resulting in access barriers for Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) musicians. Automated conversion tools and common formats such as MusicXML have enabled new workflows where a print score is transcribed (copied) and made into large print and/or braille music. However, many musicians are unable to acquire music in a format legible to them as transcriptions require time, expertise, and specialized software to produce. Drawing upon the experiences and suggestions of 11 adult BVI musicians with varying vision ability and musical backgrounds, we outline a path to improving access to music notation. To this end, we describe opportunities for utilizing automation and crowd workers, make recommendations for customizing music in print, braille, and audio, and identify open challenges and research directions for creating, storing, and sharing music across formats.
KW - Accessibility
KW - Blindness
KW - Music notation
KW - Vision impairment
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-28032-0_44
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-28032-0_44
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85151159053
SN - 9783031280313
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 581
EP - 597
BT - Information for a Better World
A2 - Sserwanga, Isaac
A2 - Goulding, Anne
A2 - Moulaison-Sandy, Heather
A2 - Du, Jia Tina
A2 - Soares, António Lucas
A2 - Hessami, Viviane
A2 - Frank, Rebecca D.
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 13 March 2023 through 17 March 2023
ER -