The OHMI Trust

The OHMI Conference and Awards 2025: Music and Physical Disability – Instruments, Performance and Sustainable Ecosytems

The OHMI Trust

15th - 16th March 2025
09:00 - 17:00
Birmingham City University, City South Campus, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TN, UK

The OHMI Trust, in collaboration with Birmingham City University and Imperial College London, will host a major conference exploring the barriers faced by people with physical disabilities to music-making, from the design and ongoing production of instruments issues around performing.

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An Introduction to Music-Making for Physically Disabled Children

The OHMI Trust

3rd April 2025
10:30 - 15:30
Birmingham City University, City South Campus, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TN, UK

Do you believe in the power of music to change lives? Do you believe that all children and young people should receive a high-quality music education? For children with physical impairments, this starts with having the right instrument or supportive equipment that allows full participation in music.

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OHMI Connect

The OHMI Trust
Free To Access

OHMI Connect is designed to help disabled musicians find the adapted instruments and enabling equipment best suited to their needs. The website provides two entries into support: a search for instruments based on a musician’s impairment; and a search for options relating to a particular instrument.

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