# Workshop Facilitator

Hugh Aynsley\
Creative Technologies Lab\
University of West of England (UWE)&#x20;

**<Hugh2.Aynsley@live.uwe.ac.uk>**

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Hugh is a musician and instrument designer based in London and his practice focuses on the accessibility and engagement of new accessible digital musical instruments (ADMIs). Hugh is a PhD candidate at the University of the West of England under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Mitchel and Dr. Dave Meckin. Hugh uses speculative and collaborative design methods in the development of new instruments and questions how AI tools can enable disabled participants access to instrument design processes.
