Heather Pressman, Danielle Schulz

The Art of Access (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide for Museum Accessibility

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Art of Access: A Practical Guide for Museum Accessibility is a one-stop guide to the incremental ways your museum can build a comprehensive approach to accessibility that can be easily integrated into the fabric of your museum. Highlights include: Consultation with leaders in the field and calling on practitioners from across the disciplines (art, science, history, business, living collections)Concrete examples and specific resourcesPartnershipsPhysical/environmental accessSensory accessInclusive spaces, exhibitions, and programsStaff training and institutional buy-inEach chapter presents practical actions that any museum or cultural institution (regardless of the size, budget, or scope) can take to better engage and welcome visitors of all ages and abilities. This book will illuminate the incremental ways in which accessibility can be easily integrated into the fabric of museums, thus enabling institutions to better engage with audiences who would otherwise not visit the museum.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538130520
• Artikelnr.: 61315638

Autorenporträt

Heather Pressman is an educator with a passion for accessibility and inclusion. Her background includes work in education, development, and communications. She currently serves as the Director of Learning & Engagement for the Molly Brown House Museum, one of the leading historic houses in terms of accessible programming. Ms. Pressman has previously presented on museum accessibility at regional and national museum conferences, including AAM. She currently serves as a member of the organizing committee for the Art of Access Alliance in Denver, a consortium working to make Denver's arts and cultural attractions accessible to all. In this role, she helps plan and organize workshops and symposia for staff and volunteers of Denver area cultural organizations. Prior to moving to Denver, Ms. Pressman was selected as a member of the Accessibility Learning Collaborative, established by the California Networks for Collaboration, a statewide project launched by the California Association of Museums. She holds a Master's degree in Museum Studies from The Johns Hopkins University. There, her studies focused on education, accessibility, and developing online communities. She recently co-authored The Art of Access: A Practical Guide for Museum Accessibility (2021), published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: Different, Not Less: Essential Background
Chapter 2: Won't You be our Neighbor: Partnerships, Part I
Chapter 3: Nothing About Us Without Us: Partnerships, Part II
Chapter 4: Environmental Access: The ADA and Inclusive Design
Chapter 5: Not an Afterthought: Cognitive Access
Chapter 6: A Spectrum of Experience: Sensory Access
Chapter 7: A Whole New World Wide Web: Digital Access
Chapter 8: Dollars and Sense: Financial Access
Chapter 9: A Word About Words: Communications
Chapter 10: If You Build It They Will Come: Inclusive Exhibitions and
Programming
Chapter 11: All Aboard: Professional Development and Staff Training
Chapter 12: You Are on the Road to Welcome
Appendix A: Resources to Continue Your Journey
Appendix B: Questions to Get Started with Museum Accessibility
Appendix C: Glossary
Bibliography
About the Authors