Disability and Inclusion – resources for museums studies programs

This initiative of Art Beyond Sight is designed to significantly enhance how museum studies programs and museum professionals address disability and inclusion through the development and dissemination of a resource bank of articles, videos, photos, case studies, and links that educators can use to enrich their existing courses and to promote professional practices that are responsive to stakeholders with disabilities.

The materials on the website are designed to help current and future museum professionals — curators, designers, educators, managers — learn to create accessible programs and exhibits for all visitors. They are organised into six modules: topic introduction, questions to guide learning in the module, activities for possible assignments, resource bank of additional readings and useful websites, and module-specific case studies.

By providing a rich collection of resources – articles, videos, photos, case studies, links – this initiative helps train museum professionals on best practices for integrating accessibility and inclusion into their daily work. This is crucial to ensure that museums serve all segments of the population equally, including people with disabilities.

The resources are designed to be integrated into existing museology courses, enabling educators to better prepare future museum professionals to create programmes and exhibitions that are accessible to all visitors. Through specific case studies and hands-on activities, professionals can learn how to design exhibitions and programmes that are not only accessible but also inclusive, enhancing the experience of all visitors, regardless of ability.

Disability and Inclusion – resources for museums studies programs

Materials to support the curricula of museum studies programs

https://www.artbeyondsight.org/dic/

The site is intuitive and offers subtitles for various videos, which can be of help for people with hearing impairment.

English

Current and future museum professionals

Free

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The tool is a website which is compatible with all the browsers

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WCAG compliant

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