Description
Book SynopsisThis book will help readers take the steps needed to set their museums on a path to being welcoming and accessible. It features a variety of actions that museums, regardless of their size or budget, can implement.
Table of ContentsDedication
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
