Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami)
It is not only a legal obligation, but also a moral and ethical imperative, that every cultural institution make itself and its activities accessible to the public which includes people with various special needs. A careful analysis of these needs and the way to address them in a person‘s day-to-day...
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| description | It is not only a legal obligation, but also a moral and ethical imperative, that every cultural institution make itself and its activities accessible to the public which includes people with various special needs. A careful analysis of these needs and the way to address them in a person‘s day-to-day life can be an inspiration for the creation of more accessible exhibtions and expositions. This paper analyzes several types of such accessibility-improving measures by type, e.g. a guiding line through the exhibition, labels in Braille, haptic models and audio-guides for those with visual impairments, videomonitors and sign-language guides for those with auditory impairments, improved physical access for those with reduced mobility and alike. Additionally, I highlight various small changes to the overall active and passive communication with the visitors that can be improved to access the exhibition‘s accessibility - after all, a well-prepared museum guide can often do much more to increase the visitors‘ engagement with the museum than any special tools. The final section of the paper contains a report on a survey of current exhibitions and expositions which are aimed at special needs visitors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2a08d27203a4910a830f297f0de9b012022-12-21T21:25:00ZengMuzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, o.z.Muzeológia a Kultúrne Dedičstvo1339-22042453-97592016-09-01424766Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami)Lívia Jamrichová0Comenius university in BratislavaIt is not only a legal obligation, but also a moral and ethical imperative, that every cultural institution make itself and its activities accessible to the public which includes people with various special needs. A careful analysis of these needs and the way to address them in a person‘s day-to-day life can be an inspiration for the creation of more accessible exhibtions and expositions. This paper analyzes several types of such accessibility-improving measures by type, e.g. a guiding line through the exhibition, labels in Braille, haptic models and audio-guides for those with visual impairments, videomonitors and sign-language guides for those with auditory impairments, improved physical access for those with reduced mobility and alike. Additionally, I highlight various small changes to the overall active and passive communication with the visitors that can be improved to access the exhibition‘s accessibility - after all, a well-prepared museum guide can often do much more to increase the visitors‘ engagement with the museum than any special tools. The final section of the paper contains a report on a survey of current exhibitions and expositions which are aimed at special needs visitors.http://muzeologia.sk/index_htm_files/MKD_2_2016_Jamrichova.pdfmuseumexhibitionexpositionspecial needs visitorsaccessibility |
| spellingShingle | Lívia Jamrichová Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami) Muzeológia a Kultúrne Dedičstvo museum exhibition exposition special needs visitors accessibility |
| title | Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami) |
| title_full | Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami) |
| title_fullStr | Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami) |
| title_short | Museums without obstacles: Making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors (Múzeá bez bariér Sprístupňovanie výstav a expozícií pre návštevníkov so špeciálnymi potrebami) |
| title_sort | museums without obstacles making exhibitions and expositions accessible to special needs visitors muzea bez barier spristupnovanie vystav a expozicii pre navstevnikov so specialnymi potrebami |
| topic | museum exhibition exposition special needs visitors accessibility |
| url | http://muzeologia.sk/index_htm_files/MKD_2_2016_Jamrichova.pdf |
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