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The Irony Of Inaccessible Music Technologies

May 19, 2015 by Chris Hofstader 10 Comments

Introduction If one went out onto a city sidewalk to do a set of “man on the street” interviews asking a single question, “Name as many famous blind people as you can,” I’d be willing to predict that the names you would hear most often would be: Helen Keller, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Ronnie Milsap,… Read more about The Irony Of Inaccessible Music Technologies

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, iOS, Music, Musical Technology, Performing, Recording

Good Books, Bad Books, You Know I’ve Had My Share

March 16, 2014 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Introduction Regular readers of this blog, which is to say people who read the articles I write unrelated to disability as well as those about accessibility and such (about 10 of you), would know that I’m also passionate about music, literature, poetry and a lot of other artistic endeavors. At any given time, I’m usually… Read more about Good Books, Bad Books, You Know I’ve Had My Share

Filed Under: Book Review, Music Review Tagged With: Books, Led Zeppelin, Light In August, Music, Rock and Roll, The Blues, When Giants walked The Earth, William Faulkner

I Left My Hair in San Francisco

October 14, 2013 by Chris Hofstader 1 Comment

Chris, with maniacal grin, wearing long braids sticking out of either side of his head

It’s been a long time since I last wrote a random musings article. In fact, I haven’t written anything like this since the BlindConfidential days. Lots of things cross my mind that may be interesting or amusing to our readers so I will write them down here and hope you people enjoy them. Locks of… Read more about I Left My Hair in San Francisco

Filed Under: Personal Essay Tagged With: Accessibility, Android, Apple, Google, Hair, iOS, Locks of Love, Music, Musings, Shelley Segal

You Can’t Take Away From My Gratitude

June 29, 2013 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Last week, I wrote my first ever book review, about “The Bonobo and the Atheist” and a lot of readers told me that they enjoyed it. Today, I’m trying my hand at writing review of an album that I have been listening to a lot lately. Unlike my fairly serious and intellectual background studying literature,… Read more about You Can’t Take Away From My Gratitude

Filed Under: Music Review Tagged With: Friends, Music, Pod Delusion, Shelley Segal, Token Skeptic

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