- • The goal of the Art Beyond Sight Institute is to empower cultural institutions to provide accessible and inclusive environments for all of their patrons, including people with disabilities and their families.
Training and Workshops
- Institute Publications
- Multi-site Museum Accessibility Project
- Multi-site Museum Accessibility Project Resources
- Institute Services
- Disability and Inclusion University Curricula
- Museum Accessibility Research: Publications and Advisory Board
- Focus Group for Visitors with Low Vision or Blindness
- Formative Evaluation of Accessible Programming
- Disability and Inclusion Training for Museums and Cultural Institutions
- Verbal Description Training
- Evaluation Tools for Museums
- Multimodal Approaches to Learning International Conference
- Project Access New York: Best Practices for Access and Inclusion in the Arts
- Project Access White Papers
Resources
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Institute Publications
Our online and print publications for museum professionals, educators, students in special educations, museum studies and art education. Museum Experience and Blindness.Special Issue of the Disability Studies Quarterly, 2013, edited by […]
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Institute Services
In addition to providing a wealth of free information, ABS offers services to help museums provide meaningful experiences for people with disabilities. Fees are charged for these services. For details, call […]
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Disability and Inclusion University Curricula
Link to the Disability and Inclusion Resource For Museum Studies Program
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Museum Accessibility Research: Publications and Advisory Board
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Focus Group for Visitors with Low Vision or Blindness
Please complete this survey within three days after conducting your focus group.
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Formative Evaluation of Accessible Programming
This Guide to Conducting Formative Evaluation on Accessible Programming was created by Museum of Science, Boston and Art Beyond Sight. It is a part of ABS’s multi-site museum accessibility study. What is the […]
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Disability and Inclusion Training for Museums and Cultural Institutions
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Verbal Description Training
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Evaluation Tools for Museums
Evaluation and Assessment Tools and Surveys for Museum Program and Trainings. These tools were developed and tested as a part of the Art Beyond Sight Multi-Site Museum Study. Self-Assessment Accessibility […]
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Multimodal Approaches to Learning International Conference
Every two years, Art Education for the Blind and The Metropolitan Museum of Art organize an international conference of educators, museum personnel, and researchers to explore the latest developments in […]
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Project Access New York: Best Practices for Access and Inclusion in the Arts
Project Access New York: Best Practices for Access and Inclusion in the Arts Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019 May 2nd, 2013 9:30 – 12:00 and 1.00pm – […]
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Project Access White Papers