Principles of Universal Design
1: Equitable Use
2: Flexibility in Use
3: Simple and Intuitive Use
4: Perceptible Information
5: Tolerance for Error
6: Low Physical Effort
7: Size and Space for Approach and Use
Accessibility at JHU
Low Vision, Partially Sighted and Blind Visitors
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Freeing Museums From Behind the Glass", MCN 2015. In his Ignite talk Sina Bahram shares what it is like for visitors with low to no vision to visit museums.
Lisa Liskovoi from the Inclusive Design Research Center at OCAD University speaks at a workshop organized by Toronto Region Computer Human Interaction (TorCHI) in 2017. In the excerpt below Liskovoi addresses the goals of inclusive design and shares a few historical examples of designs made to address a specific disability that brought significant benefits to everyone.
- Art Beyond Sight Guidelines for Verbal Descriptions of ArtworksDownload the pdf.
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) description keyThe Described and Captioned Media Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the National Association of the Deaf.
- Chicago Museum for Contemporary Art supplementary guidelines to Art Beyond SightThe Chicago Museum shares their process for describing artworks on their website. They include tips for alt descriptions and long descriptions.
- Disability Studies Quarterly 33.3 (2013)Issue 33 of DSQ focuses on the museum experience and blindness
- Visual Descriptions on the website of the Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoClick image descriptions below the main navigation on the left column to reveal available descriptions on the site. These can be read by screen readers.
- The Ancient Practice of EkphrasisOffers a guide to the oldest type of writing about art in the West.