Museum Web Accessibility: A Pilot Assessment of Mid-atlantic Museums

Langa, Lesley A.; Herman, Andrea; Hillsgrove, David; Jones, Brian; Li, Cho Man; Matthai, Zach; Schlaffer, Jonathan; Slack, Joshua; Sizemore, Bryan; Weir, Robert F.; Fagan, Joshua B.; Lazar, Jonathan; Henderson, Haley; Knauff, Stephanie; Adesina, Taiwo; Baumgart, David Michael; Brockmeyer, Vladimir; Bush, Hollis Leroy; Corpuz, Edwin; Eaton, Brandon; Fry, Laura

doi:10.18848/1835-2014/cgp/v04i01/44360

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“…Prior works have reported that the majority of art venues' online resources have severe accessibility shortcomings [8]. For people with VI, this results in critical difficulties in retrieving information about most of the art venues [32]. (2) Accessing Art Venues.…”

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Touch Screen Exploration of Visual Artwork for Blind People

Ahmetovic

Kwon

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the Web Conference 2021

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This paper investigates how touchscreen exploration and verbal feedback can be used to support blind people to access visual artwork. We present two artwork exploration modalities. The first one, attribute-based exploration, extends prior work on touchscreen image accessibility, and provides fine-grained segmentation of artwork visual elements; when the user touches an element, the associated attributes are read. The second one, hierarchical exploration, is designed with domain experts and provides multi-level segmentation of the artwork; the user initially accesses a general description of the entire artwork and then explores a coarse segmentation of the visual elements with the corresponding high-level descriptions; once selected, coarse segments are subdivided into fine-grained ones, which the user can access for more detailed descriptions.The two exploration modalities, implemented as a mobile web app, were evaluated through a user study with 10 blind participants. Both modalities were appreciated by the participants. Attributebased exploration is perceived to be easier to access. Instead, the hierarchical exploration was considered more understandable, useful, interesting and captivating, and the participants remembered more details about the artwork with this modality. Participants commented that the two modalities work well together and therefore both should be made available. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Accessibility systems and tools; Touch screens; • Applied computing → Arts and humanities.

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Touch Screen Exploration of Visual Artwork for Blind People

Ahmetovic

Kwon

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the Web Conference 2021

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“…Ένα άλλο άρθρο εξέτασε τον αντίκτυπο των κοινωνικών δικτύων σχετικά με την πρόσβαση ατόμων με αναπηρία σε μουσεία τέχνης (McMillen & Alter, 2017). Παράλληλα, μία μελέτη, που πραγματοποιήθηκε από τους Langa et al (2012) εξέτασε τα επίπεδα προσβασιμότητας των ιστότοπων που ανήκουν σε ένα σύνολο μουσείων της μεσο-Ατλαντικής περιοχής των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών τα οποία παρουσιάζουν σημαντικά πολιτιστικά αξιοθέατα σε μεγάλο αριθμό επισκεπτών κάτι που βοηθά στην εκπαίδευση των πολιτών και την πληροφόρηση τους για τον τόπο τους. Όπως περιγράφεται από τους Mangani & Bassi 3 (2019) τα ελαττώματα που εντοπίστηκαν στις ιστοσελίδες των μουσείων στην Τοσκάνη, εμπόδιζαν τους επισκέπτες με αναπηρία να αποκτήσουν πλήρη πρόσβαση στις διαθέσιμες πληροφορίες μέσω των ιστότοπων τους (Mangani & Bassi, 2019).…”

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Η Ψηφιακή Πληροφόρηση Και Η Προσβασιμότητα Σε Ιστοσελίδες Μουσείων Για Άτομα Με Αναπηρία

Κιουρεξίδου¹

2021

AFIMEC

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The internet is easily accessible for the majority of the users and becomes one of the main means of communication and information for our society. Museums websites play an important role for accessibility and interaction with the multimedia content they present with their visitors. The aim of this research is if online users with disabilities have access to the content and information which online museums present to the Web. Heuristic evaluation method was used by experts with specific questions regarding the access to the information uploaded by the museum's websites. The eight most popular museums were selected based on their ticket sales. The findings of the present study indicate that the information which the museum website presents problems and requires changes in order to achieve full accessibility for people with disabilities.

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“… Giusti and Landau ; Kirk ; Langa et al. ; Petrie ; Reich and Lindgren‐Streicher ; Reich . When the current study received funding, resources such as the Autism in the Museum website (http://www.autisminthemuseum.org) and evaluation studies were underway.…”

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Improving the Museum Experiences of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families: An Exploratory Examination of Their Motivations and Needs and Using Web‐based Resources to Meet Them

Langa¹,

Monaco²,

Subramaniam³

et al. 2013

Curator The Museum Journal

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Through a partnership with a local school, the Smithsonian Institution and the Information Policy and Access Center at the University of Maryland conducted an exploratory study to examine the motivations and needs of families visiting museums with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). This study represents one of the first undertakings to study visitors with ASDs, especially children, through a primarily qualitative data collection. Interest-driven enjoyment emerged as a primary motivation, though to relax and to socialize outside of the family boundaries were not ranked as important motives for visiting museums. Children, who were directly interviewed, gave positive assessments of their museum experiences, while parents commented that challenges, both museum-and family-related (crowds, loud noise, not feeling welcome, and a child's unpredictable behavior) surfaced in public settings like museums. Parents desired a "typical family outing" with their ASDs child, stating that manageable and safe environments helped families experience a museum.

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Museum Web Accessibility: A Pilot Assessment of Mid-atlantic Museums

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Touch Screen Exploration of Visual Artwork for Blind People

Touch Screen Exploration of Visual Artwork for Blind People

Η Ψηφιακή Πληροφόρηση Και Η Προσβασιμότητα Σε Ιστοσελίδες Μουσείων Για Άτομα Με Αναπηρία

Improving the Museum Experiences of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families: An Exploratory Examination of Their Motivations and Needs and Using Web‐based Resources to Meet Them

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