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Enhance Museum Accessibility: A Guide to Inclusive Practices

This tutorial provides practical guidance and proven strategies for museums seeking to improve accessibility and welcome visitors with disabilities. Learn from inclusion experts who share their experiences and offer actionable ideas for creating a more inclusive environment.

Museums often present barriers to access for people with disabilities, impacting everything from pre-visit planning and information gathering to navigating the museum itself and post-visit experiences. Discover how to proactively remove these obstacles – often without significant budgetary investment – and cultivate a welcoming atmosphere for all. A shared, well-understood concept among staff is key to success.

This course equips you with the knowledge to identify and address accessibility challenges, fostering a comfortable and inclusive experience for a wider range of visitors. Gain insights from diverse perspectives – shared by the experts in the videos and colleagues from relevant associations. You’ll learn essential dos and don'ts for engaging with diverse audiences, alongside real-world examples of successful inclusion initiatives.

Key Focus Areas:

• Developing Creative Accessibility Solutions: Explore innovative approaches to make museums more accessible.
• Creating Barrier-Free Spaces: Learn how to design and manage a museum environment that is welcoming to all visitors.
• Implementing an Exemplary Inclusion Concept: Develop a comprehensive and effective inclusion strategy.
• Addressing Diverse Audience Needs: Understand and cater to the varied requirements of visitors with different abilities.

Featuring:

• Stefanie Wiens ("Make Space!")
• Patricia Carl & Stefanie Wiens ("Make Space!")
• Silja Korn & Stefanie Wiens ("Make Space!")
• Andreas Krüger, Berlinische Galerie

Language: German with English subtitles. Note: The video course itself is not fully barrier-free. Accessible transcripts are available as PDFs on the project homepage.