Accessibility and Inclusive Practice – DCN – Disability Collaborative Network for Museums C.I.C.

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11th May 202020th April 2021Digital

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 […]

Digital content including film, chat, magnifying glass, text and email

11th May 202020th April 2021Digital

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 […]

6th April 202020th April 2021Exhibitions, Past Exhibitions and Art Projects

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 […]

6th April 20208th April 2020Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

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: […]

5th November 20183rd April 2020Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

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 […]

5th November 201819th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Digital, Social Media

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? […]

14th September 201820th April 2021Exhibitions, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Schools and SEND families

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 […]

14th August 201819th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Multi-sensory, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Schools and SEND families

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 […]

10th August 201820th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

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 […]

2nd August 20186th April 2020Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Resources, Setting up a Disability Advisory Group

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 […]

16th July 201820th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

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 […]

7th June 201814th June 2022Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Digital, Social Media, Social Media

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, […]

15th May 201820th April 2021Exhibitions, Multi-sensory, Projects, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Schools and SEND families

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 […]

27th April 201820th April 2021Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Digital, Social Media, Social Media

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 […]

27th April 201820th April 2021Digital, Social Media, Social Media

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

9th February 20183rd July 2018Accessibility and Inclusive Practice, Audio-Visual Equipment

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/

9th February 20183rd July 2018Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

Category: Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

Digital Inclusion: Standards

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History of Place: Exhibition and Collaborative Toolkits

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Equality in Progress Report on Fair Access, Inclusion and Representation

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Film: Virtual Reality, Disability and Inclusive Design (Ability Net 2017)

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Special Schools and Museums Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Accessible and Inclusive Museum Experiences

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Sensing Culture: Resources and Information supporting blind or partially sighted visitors

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Creating Accessible Conferences and Presentations

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I Need Straws: The importance of the availability of plastic straws on request

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Feeling The Future – Access To Arts and Culture For People with Visual Impairments Trizia Wells, Inclusion Manager at Eureka! The National Children’s Museum

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Vocaleyes: Guidelines for Digital Accessibility

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Vocaleyes: Guidelines for making your conference presentation more accessible to blind and partially sighted people

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Busting Accessibility Myths by Barclays

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Inclusive Practice (Design Council)

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