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Hutchinson, Rachel S.; Eardley, Alison F. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2020
Introduction: Audio description (AD) in museums is crucial for making them accessible for people with visual impairments. Nevertheless, there are limited museum-specific AD guidelines currently available. This research examines current varied international practitioner perspectives on museum AD, focusing on imagery, meaning, emotion and degrees of…
Descriptors: Museums, Accessibility (for Disabled), Audio Equipment, Foreign Countries
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Krivec, Tjaša; Muck, Tadeja; Germadnik, Rolanda Fugger; Majnaric, Igor; Golob, Gorazd – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2014
Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community (United Nations, 2012). In Europe and around the globe, many efforts have been made in order to include people with visual impairments and blindness into the cultural life. The objects and artifacts exhibited in museums for people with visual impairments are…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Blindness, Museums, Tactile Adaptation
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Udo, J. P.; Fels, D. I. – Disability & Society, 2010
In this paper we demonstrate how universal design theory and the research available on museum-based touch tours can be used to develop a touch tour for blind and low-vision theatregoers. We discuss these theoretical and practical approaches with reference to data collected and experience gained from the creation and execution of a touch tour for…
Descriptors: Vision, Blindness, Partial Vision, Theater Arts