Technology helps disabled student play the harp with her eyes

Alexandra Kerlidou, 21, who suffers from cerebral palsy, plays the "Eyeharp", a gaze-controlled digital software that allows people with disabilities to play music, next to computer scientist Zacharias Vamvakousis, during a concert in Athens, Greece, June 14, 2021. Picture taken June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS, (Reuters) - Alexandra Kerlidou sits in her wheelchair on stage in Athens. With only the shift of her eyes across a computer screen, the 21-year-old fills the air with harp music.

The student with cerebral palsy, who cannot use her hands or speak, is playing the "Eyeharp", gaze-controlled digital software which allows people with disabilities to play music, something she had never thought possible.