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  • 1.  Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-19-2016 02:30 PM

    We have a museum client that is looking into finding an accessibility advisor / consultant for a new design on which they are working.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    Many thanks,

    Kenny

     

    KENNETH WAGENER

    Vice President

    Management Resources

    210 West Main Street, Suite 201

    Tustin, CA 92780

    U.S.A.

    +1 714.832.1201 office

    www.mgmtres.com

     

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  • 2.  RE: Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-22-2016 09:37 AM

    Trish Maunder and Austin Seraphin from Philly Touch Tours has done a lot in the Philly area on Accessibility. I learned about her at a presentation she did at the Visitor Experience Conference last year. She may be willing to travel. Her contact info is below and I believe they have a website phillytouchtours.com

    Trish Maunder 

    215-790-9079

    trish@phillytouchtours.com

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    Tiffany Allen
    Grow Up Great Coordinator
    Barnes Foundation
    Philadelphia PA

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  • 3.  RE: Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-22-2016 12:57 PM

    Please remember that not all folks with accessibility issues are wheelchair or other device-dependent. There are many forms of mobility impairment, and sometimes patrons who appear to be perfectly healthy otherwise will need places to rest or sit, especially for docent-led tours. I feel we sometimes categorize all accessibility issues as wheelchair or walker-assisted only,  while forgetting the others who are less impaired but still need consideration.

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    Betsy Deiterman


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  • 4.  RE: Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-23-2016 08:55 AM

    If your client is in California, they are Region 9 for ADA Centers. Contacting your regional center would be a good starting place.

    Pacific ADA Center

    555 12th Street, Suite 1030
    Oakland, CA 94607-4046

    Phone: 510-285-5600 (V/TTY)
    Fax: 510-285-5614
    Email: adatech@adapacific.org
    Website: http://www.adapacific.org

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    Hannah Goodwin
    Manager of Accessibility
    Museum of Fine Arts
    Boston MA

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  • 5.  RE: Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-23-2016 07:31 PM

    We were concerned that although we were ADA conforming from a building standpoint, we might have some issues with convenience and wayfinding. We were fortunate to have a group of differently-abled young adults come spend some time and give us some tips we never would have thought of and they were happy to do it. 

    Good Luck

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    Mary McDonald
    Director of Education and Audience Engagement
    Wenham Museum
    Wenham MA

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  • 6.  RE: Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-25-2016 09:59 AM

    I believe every state has an Office of Disability Concerns. They would be happy to come through the building to make recommendations.

     

    Kathy Dickson

    Director, Museums and Historic Sites

    Oklahoma Historical Society

    800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive

    Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7917

    405-522-5231 office

    405-919-2795 cell

    www.okhistory.org

     

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  • 7.  RE: Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-24-2016 02:40 PM

    If your client is in California, another source is the Certified Access Specialist Program.  The program establishes a minimum level of training, education and/or experience for certification as a disability access specialist in state and federal law and regulations.  The program is a part of the California Department of General services, the Office of the State Architect.  Their website had additional information.    

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    Raymond Meyer
    Safety & Security Manager
    Aerospace Museum of California
    McClellan CA

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  • 8.  RE: Accessibility Advice

    Posted 02-25-2016 09:55 AM

    Hello - 

    I want to agree with the earlier comment that not all accessibility is mobility based.  My sister-in-law is deaf and with more and more exhibits going towards sound and screen based info you need to make sure that there are subtitles available or the simplest answer that she has always been appreciative of is the giant binder. She is good about contacting a museum ahead of time to find out what is available and is always happy when someone is able to hand her a print out of every sound clip or video.  These are frequently quite large print outs that stay near ticket sales and are returned after a visit.  The fact that it allows her to then roam the building on her own just like any other patron is well worth the frustration of carting around the large amount of paper.  The partially sighted and blind is another group who it is typically their mobility that is the concern in exhibit design and not always how they interact with the collection.  With the continuing ease of 3D printing more places are having depictions of collection items as well as buildings that can be used with many different groups including people with sight difficulties.

    Just some thoughts

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    Lenora Costa
    Curator
    Longue Vue House & Gardens
    New Orleans LA

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