ADA and Museums: The Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
During a compliance review of its facilities, the Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens found that they did not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mount Vernon reached a settlement […]
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Assignment: Discussion of Minorities in Museums
Conversation Starter: In response to the question “do minorities feel uncomfortable in art museums?”, Cliff Pereira, Museum Consultant and Researcher in England, responded: I guess the term minorities is the […]
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Case Study: Accessibility at Gassbeek Castle
Gassbeek Castle http://www.kasteelvangaasbeek.be/index.asp (in Dutch) Gaasbeek Castle is located amidst the rolling hills of Pajottenland just outside Brussels. The medieval castle has had an eventful history, evolving from a strategic stronghold […]
Case Studies / Disability History
Case Studies: Perception and Ability Student Exhibit
Perception & Ability By Gabrielle Buzgo in Collaboration With Maryland Institute College of Art’s Curatorial Practice M.F.A.; Johns Hopkins University’s Evergreen Museum & Library, Baltimore Lab School Perception & Ability Exhibition Brochure An […]
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Case Study: Carmen Papalia, performance artist
MOBILITY DEVICE: CARMEN PAPALIA A performance in collaboration with Century High School Marching Band Artist Carmen Papalia started using a white cane when he began to lose his vision nearly […]
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Case Study: Objects for Grandparents
Objects for Grandparents: A Universal Design Case Study by University of Dundee Product and Digital Interaction Designand Microsoft Socio-Digital Systems Research Group, Cambridge Social Digital Objects for Grandparents Graham PullinX, Jon RogersX, […]
Case Studies / Disability History / Disability Narratives
Case Study: Willard Asylum Suitcases by Jon Crispin
In 1995, the New York State Museum was moving items out of the Willard Psychiatric Center in Willard, NY which was being closed by the New York State Office of […]
Case Studies / Institutional Perspective
Case Study: Opera “The Blind” and Its Reception
An operatic revival of Maeterlinck’s 1890 play “The Blind” premiered at Lincoln Center in NYC in 2013. The reception of the opera by the disability community raised a number of important issues. […]