Digital Inclusion: Standards
Where to start? Inclusion should be at the core of every museum and heritage organisation, no matter size, budget or stakeholders. This […]
Category: Resources
Resources and Guidelines
Digital Inclusion: Content
Streaming and Other Content Planning is key to consider any triggers, sensory barriers which the project may cause which could reject potential […]
History of Place: Exhibition and Collaborative Toolkits
These are toolkits from the The History of Place project by Accentuate on collaborative events, research, projects and exhibitions. Link to these […]
Equality in Progress Report on Fair Access, Inclusion and Representation
This is a link to the Equality in Progress: Fair Access, Inclusion and Representation in Museums Report by the Glasgow Women’s Library: […]
Changing Places and Accessible Toilets and My Museum – What Can I Do Tomorrow?
These are suggestions which are either free or low in cost: Request a FREE Euan’s Guide Red Cord Card to attach to […]
Changing Places Toilets: A Practical Guide
This contains useful and practical information in planning and implementing a Changing Places toilet: http://www.changing-places.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=YEDKVYyX8TE%3d&tabid=81 DCN can support you with auditing and […]
Film: Virtual Reality, Disability and Inclusive Design (Ability Net 2017)
There is an excellent talk by AbilityNet on the accessibility of Virtual Reality, particularly barriers to consider (i.e. motion sickness) as well […]
New Law on Website Accessibility (inc. NHLF projects)
New law to replace EU Directive on Website Accessibility Are you planning a digital project which involves an app or a website? […]
Special Schools and Museums Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Accessible and Inclusive Museum Experiences
This toolkit is developed by South East Museum Development Programme in support of Arts Council England. It contains practical advice and case […]
Sensing Culture: Resources and Information supporting blind or partially sighted visitors
Sensing Culture has been a three-year multi-partner project with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) as the lead partner, and […]
Creating Accessible Conferences and Presentations
Accessible Conference Guidance These guidelines and tips come from Government Digital Service: https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/13/advice-for-making-events-and-presentations-accessible/ Evacuation Plans What evacuation plans do you have in […]
Setting Up a Disability Advisory Group: Horniman Museum and Gardens
The external Access Advisory Group (AAG) at the Horniman Museum and Gardens has been running since 2007. In 2013 we re-recruited a […]
AROUND THE TOILET: A research project report about what makes a safe and accessible toilet space (2018)
This new report was published in May 2018 and written as part of the AHRC funded Connected Communities project: ‘Around the Toilet’. […]
I Need Straws: The importance of the availability of plastic straws on request
There has been a great deal of discussion about banning single use plastic straws to reduce waste and toxins in our seas […]
Inclusive Social Media Content
The importance of inclusive social media messaging: Inclusive social media messaging is vital for any organisation in its communications to its employees, […]
Feeling The Future – Access To Arts and Culture For People with Visual Impairments Trizia Wells, Inclusion Manager at Eureka! The National Children’s Museum
Feeling the Future: Access to Arts and Culture for People with Visual Impairments tells how Eureka! has developed a series of sculpture […]
Redesigning Pinterest for better access
Very interesting article regarding the redesign of Pinterest for use as a desktop and as an app to be more inclusive for […]
How to create alternative-text on images posted on twitter
These are instructions for creating alternative text on your images when posting on twitter. https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/picture-descriptions
Vocaleyes: Guidelines for Digital Accessibility
Guidelines for Digital Accessibility (including Audio Description on film):
http://vocaleyes.co.uk/services/museums-galleries-and-heritage/resources/guidelines-for-digital-accessibility-film/
See also Stagetext guidelines for adding captions to increase further access: https://www.musedcn.org.uk/2017/11/19/captioning-your-films-and-videos-stagetext/
Vocaleyes: Guidelines for making your conference presentation more accessible to blind and partially sighted people
https://vocaleyes.co.uk/services/resources/guidelines-for-making-your-conference-presentation-more-accessible-to-blind-and-partially-sighted-people/