Accessibility of European museums to visitors with visual impairments

Mesquita, Susana; Carneiro, Maria João

doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1167671

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“…Another key consideration is the potential for touchable 3D printed replicas to provide access to accurate specimens for BPS visitors (Candlin ; Spence and Gallace ). Museums in the UK are attempting to provide better facilities for BPS visitors, especially under pressure from the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) and the more recent Equality Act (2010) (Candlin , ; Chick ; Mesquita and Carneiro ; Weisen ). Temporary exhibits, touch tours and drop‐in sessions have been provided in response (Bieber and Rae ; Candlin , ; Eardley et al.…”

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Evaluation of Touchable 3D‐Printed Replicas in Museums

Wilson¹,

Stott²,

Warnett³

et al. 2017

Curator The Museum Journal

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The multisensory aspect of the museum, while neglected for many years, is undergoing a resurgence as museum workers have begun to push towards re-establishing the senses as a major component of museum pedagogy. However, for many museums a major roadblock lies in the need to conserve rare objects, a need that prevents visitors from being able to interact with many objects in a meaningful way. This issue can be potentially overcome by the rapidly evolving field of 3D printing, which allows museum visitors to handle authentic replicas without damaging the originals. However, little is known about how museum visitors consider this approach, how they understand it and whether these surrogates are welcome within museums. A front-end evaluation of this approach is presented, finding that visitors were enthusiastic about interacting with touchable 3D printed replicas, highlighting potential educational benefits among other considerations. Suggestions about the presentation of touchable 3D printed replicas are also discussed. Paul F. Wilson (P.Wilson.4@warwick.ac.uk 07701333142): PhD Student, Warwick Manufacturing

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Touchable 3D‐Printed Replicas in Museums

Wilson¹,

Stott²,

Warnett³

et al. 2017

Curator The Museum Journal

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“…Em suma, as TICs focam-se, não só na componente tecnológica de divulgação da informação, mas também em mecanismos que permitam assegurar a conexão com o mundo digital, nomeadamente tecnologias de assistência e/ou tecnologias adaptativas (Fall et al, 2018). Alguns exemplos práticos da aplicação das TICs no turismo acessível estão relacionados com a assistência na visita a museus como mostram o estudos de Angkananon et al, (2015), Haworth and Williams (2012) e Mesquita and Carneiro, (2016).…”

Section: As Tics No Turismo Acessívelunclassified

Sistema De Apoio Ao Turismo Acessível: Estudo E Conceptualização De Uma Aplicação Web

Teixeira¹,

Teixeira²,

Eusébio³

2019

Atas Da Conferência Ibero-Americana WWW/Internet 2019

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RESUMOAs tecnologias de informação e da comunicação têm tido, cada vez mais, um papel crucial na área do turismo. Uma das áreas que mais pode vir a beneficiar das tecnologias é, claramente, a área do turismo acessível. No entanto, o turismo acessível, apesar de estar associado a um mercado com grande potencial, é ainda fortemente ignorado, pela existência de algumas barreiras. Soluções de base tecnológica podem ajudar a contornar alguns obstáculos, elevando o potencial deste mercado. Desta forma, o presente trabalho visa apresentar um estudo na área do turismo acessível, por forma a compreender os principais requisitos deste tipo de mercado e, consequentemente, conceptualizar uma solução Web, com o propósito de promover o turismo inclusivo. Para a conceptualização da solução adotou-se uma metodologia baseada na triangulação de métodos, seguindo-se a construção do modelo, com recurso à notação UML (Unified Modeling Language). Dada a importância deste tipo de soluções e dada a falta das mesmas no âmbito do turismo acessível, espera-se, com este estudo, contribuir com uma resposta positiva às necessidades levantadas no âmbito daquele mercado, ao mesmo tempo que se contribui com uma proposta de uma solução tecnológica que pode vir (i) a garantir as condições de acessibilidade na prática do turismo, por parte da procura, e (ii) a ajudar na promoção dos produtos e serviços acessíveis por parte da oferta.

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“…People living with sight loss often visit visual art exhibitions (RNIB, 2003) and museums in the UK (Salgado and Kellokoski, 2005;Mesquita and Carneiro, 2016).…”

Section: Context: Blind and Partially Sighted People Often Visit Uk Ementioning

confidence: 99%

“…To address the Equalities Act 2010 UK museums and galleries are trying to increase accessibility in two key areas: the venue and the interpretation of exhibits (Mesquita and Carneiro, 2016). An increasing number of large national venues are providing access to permanent exhibits for people with sight loss via pre-booked visits and guided tours including touch tours (Krantz, 2013;Hoyt, 2013).…”

Section: Context: Blind and Partially Sighted People Often Visit Uk Ementioning

confidence: 99%

“…To date there has been a limited response to the development of inclusively designed and curated exhibitions by regional galleries and museums in the UK (Partington-Sollinger and Morgan, 2011). Interest in intellectual access for this group has increased over the past two decades, but research in this field is still scarce (Mesquita and Carneiro, 2016). Inclusive design research into how regional museums and galleries can cost effectively design and curate an exhibition that brings outstanding intellectual access to visitors with sight loss is rare (Cachia, 2013;Candlin, 2008).…”

Section: Context: Blind and Partially Sighted People Often Visit Uk Ementioning

confidence: 99%

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