Design for accessibility [Recurs electrònic] : a cultural administrator's handbook / [produced through an interagency agreement between the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and through an NEA cooperative agreement with the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and contract with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]
Publication details: Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts : National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 2003Description: 171 p. : digital, fitxer PDF (3,07 Mb)Online resources: Summary: The goal of this handbook is to provide guidance to cultural administrators on accessibility and inclusion for creating new or opening up existing programs to include individuals with disabilities and older adults, whether as staff, volunteers, program participants or audience members. “Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator’s Handbook” addresses several key points: Cultural programs must be fully accessible and inclusive to every individual, including citizens with disabilities and older adults; Cultural service organizations need to set an example for their constituents by making their facilities, meetings, Web sites, print materials and activities fully accessible and inclusive to everyone; The assurance of equal opportunity for all people to participate in the humanities and the arts should be a fundamental starting point. This handbook offers introductory guidance on how to accomplish these goals. (Font: Document)| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Foreword -- The Goal of this -- 1. Planning with Inclusion as the Goal: Key Planning Points for Cultural ; Objectives and Strategies ; Planning and Partnership Questions -- 2. Legal Overview : the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act: Introduction ; The Laws and Guidelines ; Key Requirements and Best Practices ; Definitions ; Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Answers -- 3. Architectural Access: Universal Design ; Surveying for Accessibility ; Preliminary Guide to Architectural Accessibility -- 4. Architectural Access to Historic Properties: Planning Accessibility Modifications ; Making Historic Landscapes Accessible -- 5. Effective Communication and Program Access: For People who are Blind or Have Low Vision ; For People with Hearing or Speech Disabilities ; For People with Cognitive Disabilities -- 6. Accessibility in Arts and Humanities Activities: Museums, Exhibitions and Visual Arts ; The Performing Arts ; Multimedia: Film, Video, Radio, Television, Web sites and the Internet ; Literary Activities -- 7. Meetings, Panels, Lectures and Conferences: Accessible Presentations -- 8. Training for Staff, Board Members, Volunteers and Constituents: Components of an Effective Training Program ; Producing an Accessibility Conference or Workshop -- 9. Audience Development and Marketing: Invite, Welcome and Respect ; Basic Strategies and Tools for Marketing Accessibility ; Targeting a Specific Population or Group ; Useful Tools -- 10. Accessibility is a Work in Progress
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