Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) using event-related potentials (ERP) as input signal are widely investigated in the BCI community and mostly rely on visual stimulation to elicit the P300 ERP. One aim of BCI based applications is to restore lost function in people with severe disease. However, visual capacity may be hampered in this population rendering visual BCI inappropriate for this end-user group. Tactile stimulation constitutes an alternative modality to elicit ERPs. Current solutions suffer from low information transfer rates. In a group of elderly subjects and sensory experts, we demonstrated that training and expertise renders performance with a tactile P300- BCI in the range of visual BCIs.