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From: Weissenberger, Todd M
Date: Mon, Sep 28 2015 10:11AM
Subject: Accessible Interactive Museum Display controls
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Hi all,

Our IT group is working with one of our museums to rebuild some displays. The displays might use something like IntuiFace for content design, and would need a mouse/keyboard/trackball or similar controller. Other considerations might include earbud jacks for blind/low-vision users, table height for people using motorized conveyances, etc.

Right now, we're mainly interested in control mechanisms. Has anyone taken part in a project like this? All insights welcome.

Thanks,
Todd

T.M. Weissenberger
Web Accessibility Coordinator
Information Technology Services
University of Iowa

319-384-3323

From: Jennifer Sutton
Date: Mon, Sep 28 2015 7:01PM
Subject: Re: Accessible Interactive Museum Display controls
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Greetings:

If I am tracking correctly, this question was cross-posted to the
ATHEN email list.
In case others on this list are interested in the responses from there,
I've attempted to compile the resources, as links below my name.

If anyone notices any I forgot, please add.

I'll also include a resource of my own and cross-post it to the ATHEN list.

Best,
Jennifer


From the ATHEN email list:
Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Design
http://www.si.edu/Accessibility/SGAD

Accessibility Open Exhibits
http://openexhibits.org/category/accessibility/

EZ Access Success Stories
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/kiosks/ez/ez_success.html

Canadian Museum of Human Rights (CMHR) Kiosks - Fluid - Fluid Project Wiki
https://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Canadian+Museum+of+Human+Rights+(CMHR)+Kiosks


An additional resource, for those interested in Museum and Arts access,
generally, is the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability. There is a
yearly conference, and I think there may be an email list:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility/education/lead/

From: Weissenberger, Todd M
Date: Wed, Sep 30 2015 7:19AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Interactive Museum Display controls
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Jennifer, this is fantastic. Thank you so much for compiling these resources.

Todd


T.M. Weissenberger
Web Accessibility Coordinator
Information Technology Services
University of Iowa

319-384-3323