Access: visually-impaired visitors
Making a museum or gallery accessible to visually-impaired visitors isn't just about providing Braille labels or one-off events. Deeper cultural change is needed to break down barriers and to create equal experiences for visually-impaired visitors.
In this issue of Museum Practice, Rebecca Atkinson looks at some of the practical steps museums can take to achieve this cultural change, including offering access through touch tours and audio description, and creative workshops for younger audiences.
There are also case studies on audio guides and PenFriend audio labels, as well as the Typhlological Museum in Zagreb, Croatia, which aims to raise awareness of the rights of blind people.
Finally, Your Access Case Studies is a selection of case studies on working with visually-impaired audiences from Museum Practice readers plus the opportunity for other museums and galleries to submit their own.
In this issue of Museum Practice, Rebecca Atkinson looks at some of the practical steps museums can take to achieve this cultural change, including offering access through touch tours and audio description, and creative workshops for younger audiences.
There are also case studies on audio guides and PenFriend audio labels, as well as the Typhlological Museum in Zagreb, Croatia, which aims to raise awareness of the rights of blind people.
Finally, Your Access Case Studies is a selection of case studies on working with visually-impaired audiences from Museum Practice readers plus the opportunity for other museums and galleries to submit their own.
