Understanding Disability: Part 5 – The Social Model
Part 5 of a series examining how we think about and understand Disability, focusing on the Social Model of Disability

Discover the brand-new Touch Timpani, the latest in our OrchLab accessible instrument collection!

Join us in May for a day exploring accessible music technology!

Discover two brand-new accessible instruments plus a Sound Free Concert project for cochlear implant users at this event!

We’re teaming up with Sound Connections to co-produce this years’ Inclusive Practice in Action event!
Part 5 of a series examining how we think about and understand Disability, focusing on the Social Model of Disability
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We were invited to deliver the keynote speech at Music Mark 2017, focusing on equality, access and inclusion. John Kelly delivered a rousing speech with some live performances on the […]
This week Arts Council England (ACE) released their 2016/17 Diversity Report as part of the annual Creative Case conference. This data formed part of our research last year into the under-representation of […]
The DMLab North West has had the most incredible boost today, as they are one of the lucky winners of the Aviva Community Fund. £10,000 has been awarded so that Disabled musicians across the North West can create musical instruments that suit their needs.
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The Drake Music team are currently hard at work finalising the programme for our inaugural We All Make Music event in March. This event is aimed at anyone working in […]
Coming up as part of our Think2020 programme are a series of webinars aimed at music leaders, teachers and those working in the music education sector. We aim to boost […]
Full programme details for our exciting Music Ed event
We host regular hackmeets for our DMLab contributors. DM Lab is a chance for technologists and coders to come together with disabled musicians and our team to experiment and share […]