Download ACCESS: - New England Museum Association

Beyond the Basics of Access
NEMA
November 9, 2016
Elevator video
Agenda
1. Introduction: Framing everything for
inclusion
2. Participant Take away
3. Foundation for an inclusive environment
» Legal Obligations & Policies
» Social Media & Web Design
» Multimedia Tours
4. What Would You Do?
5. Now Where Do I Start?
6. Q & A, Resources
Session Take away
 Who is here today?
 What you are looking for in today’s session?
Framing everything for inclusion
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Universal Design
All ages, all demographics
Range of disability
Self-assessment
Staff training
Priorities
Inclusive practices
Designated ADA/504 coordinator
Section 504 and the ADA
Rehabilitation Act of 1973/Section 504
 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and
amended 2010
 Civil Rights Law
Live Legislation
Access to physical building
Effective communication
Programmatic access
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Policy Development
Don’t wait until a situation arises to think about…
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Staff Training
Grievance Procedure
Service Animals
Motorized Mobility Devices
Effective Communication
Allergens
Personal Care Attendants
Personal Assistance
Emergency Preparedness
Policy Development
 Include all stakeholders and affected parties
 Be prepared to re-examine policies
 Communicate policies to staff and volunteers
 System for continual training, education, and
professional development
What’s your policy? Service Animals
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Service animals, ADA definition: dogs or
miniature horses.
Two questions:
• Is the animal a service animal?
• What task has the animal has been
trained to perform?
Emotional support animals – be prepared
and Motorized Mobility Devices
 Power
wheelchairs
 Scooters
 Segways
Universal Design
The design of products and environments to be
usable by all people, to the greatest extent
possible, without the need for adaptation or
specialized design.
UD 7 Principles
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equitable use
flexibility in use
simple and intuitive
perceptible information
tolerance for error
low physical effort
size and space for approach and use
Social media
 Use clear language. Avoid acronyms and abbreviations,
when possible.
 Describe images and pictures in your posts
 Caption all videos that you post
 Use hashtags (#) with CamelCase. Example:
#LarryTheGuideDog is much clearer than
#larrytheguidedog. Easier to read, both for people and for
screen reading software
 Place hashtags (#), mentions (@) and links at the end of
your posts, when possible. Keeps contents clearer and is
easier for screen readers.
Web design
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Describe images using ALT TEXT (blind, low vision)
Transcripts of videos (Deaf, HoH, ESOL)
Use images and diagrams to support text (Deaf, HoH, cognitive)
Caption videos (Deaf, HoH, ESOL)
Descriptive links, buttons and headings (blind, low vision,
cognitive)
Plan for keyboard only use (blind, low vision, physical)
Use html5
Plain language, simple sentences and bullets (everyone!)
Linear, logical layout (everyone!)
Web design
Web design
 WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
http://wave.webaim.org/
 Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php
 Home Office “Dos and Don’ts” web design posters
https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/dos-anddonts-on-designing-for-accessibility/
 Making PDFs accessible
http://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/ and
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creatingaccessible-pdfs.html
Multi Media Tours
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APPs, Rental devices, owned devices
Repurposed content
Video? Captions, ASL
Audio Description and Descriptive stops
Self-guiding
Live guides
What would you do?
Break into smaller groups and strategize
response and direction of scenario.
Report back.
Resources on Improving Accessibility
• New England ADA Center
www.newenglandADA.org
• Cultural Access New England – CANE
www.CA-NE.org
• WAVE online tools to evaluate your website
www.Webaim.org
• Museum Access Consortium - NYC Metro Area
www.cityaccessny.org/mac.php
Resources on Improving Accessibility
• MS Dream Center “Accessible RI”
www.access-ri.org
• Rhode Island State Arts Council RISCA
www.arts.ri.gov
• VSA Rhode Island
www.vsartsri.org
• Rhode Island College Sherlock Center
www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter
National Organizations
www.arts.gov/accessibility/ National Endowment for the
Arts
www.vsarts.org -access to arts and culture
www.easterseals.org
www.thearc.org - intellectual and developmental
disabilities
www.nad.org – Natl. Assn. of the Deaf
www.nfb.org and www.acb.org Natl. orgs. of blind people
www.spinalcord.org and Independent Living Centers
Session Take Away / Q&A
Contact Information
Hannah Goodwin, Manager of Accessibility
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
[email protected] / 617-894-8807
Nora A. Nagle, ADA and 504 Accessibility Coordinator
Museum of Science, Boston
[email protected] / 617-589-3102
Maria F. Cabrera, Supervisor, Community Relations
Museum of Science, Boston
[email protected]/ 617 589-0418