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Justin Kauflin became completely blind by age 11 due to proliferative exudative retinopathy. With support from Virginia Beach public schools and the DBVI, he excelled academically, graduating summa cum laude while mastering braille and mobility skills. At William Paterson University, he accessed brailled music scores through the National Library Service and used technology like Dancing Dots and Sibelius for composition. A Kennedy Center VSA award recipient, he advocates for disability awareness and has performed as a Jazz Ambassador in Tbilisi, Georgia, The Dominican Republic, Guanajuato, Mexico and Riga, Latvia. The Americans with Disability Act has improved independent travel and dining experiences, while advancements in assistive technology, including Native Instrument's Komplete Kontrol, have enhanced creative opportunities for visually impaired musicians and producers.
SEEING AI - A visual assistant for the blind. A free, Microsoft-developed app designed for users who are blind or have low vision, utilizing AI to audibly narrate the world.
BE MY EYES - Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind or low vision users who want assistance, with volunteers and companies across the world, through live video and AI.
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Accessibility guide for Komplete Kontrol software users.
VA DEPT. BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED - The Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) provides services and resources to empower Virginians who are blind, vision impaired or deaf/blind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence
DANCING DOT TECHNOLOGY - Dancing Dots serves visually impaired musicians and their educators through technology, publications and training.
AVID MUSIC NOTATION - Sibelius Tutorial for Screen Reader Users, a series of tutorials produced by the Assistive Music Technology Lab at Berklee College of Music
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) offers a catalog of large-print & brailled scores and books on music and musicians.
AUDIBLE BOOKS - Stories brought to life by captivating voices.
HR PARATRANSIT - To connect Hampton Roads with transportation solutions that are reliable, safe, efficient, and sustainable.
RAYBAN META GLASSES - AI glasses that blend cutting-edge technology with iconic style.
Accessibility Statement for Justin Kauflin Music
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Justin Kauflin Music is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
This statement was created on 26 March 2025 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.