The winners of this year's Jodi Awards for digital access were announced last night at the Museum of Liverpool.
The awards, which celebrated their 10th anniversary this year in an evening ceremony at the Museums Association Conference 2013, aim to promote the cultural equality of disabled people through the digital medium.
The audio description charity VocalEyes was won the award for access planning and user engagement and impact for its project London Beyond Sight.
Imperial War Museums Duxford won the access planning and user engagement award for its Historic Duxford project.
The Valentin Haüy Association in France won the international award for digital access online for its Éole website.
There were three commendations for innovation: Sandwell Arts Trusts for Sound Canvas; English Heritage for Disability in Time and Place; and Roaring Girl Productions for Bedding Out.
Ross Parry, director of arts, humanities and law at the University of Leicester, said the role of digital media in widening access for disabled people had changed over the past 10 years and become more embedded in the cultural sector’s offer. But he added: “Access and participation are easy to cut from budgets.”
From 2014, awards for digital access for people with learning disabilities will be incorporated into the Jodi Awards.
The awards, which celebrated their 10th anniversary this year in an evening ceremony at the Museums Association Conference 2013, aim to promote the cultural equality of disabled people through the digital medium.
The audio description charity VocalEyes was won the award for access planning and user engagement and impact for its project London Beyond Sight.
Imperial War Museums Duxford won the access planning and user engagement award for its Historic Duxford project.
The Valentin Haüy Association in France won the international award for digital access online for its Éole website.
There were three commendations for innovation: Sandwell Arts Trusts for Sound Canvas; English Heritage for Disability in Time and Place; and Roaring Girl Productions for Bedding Out.
Ross Parry, director of arts, humanities and law at the University of Leicester, said the role of digital media in widening access for disabled people had changed over the past 10 years and become more embedded in the cultural sector’s offer. But he added: “Access and participation are easy to cut from budgets.”
From 2014, awards for digital access for people with learning disabilities will be incorporated into the Jodi Awards.
