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Accessible Practices

Best Practices

Museum professionals are realizing that fully accessible facilities and exhibitions are making museums safer, more comfortable and more meaningful for everyone.
—Daphne Wood Murray, Deputy Chairman for Public Partnership, NEA, The Accessible Museum, 1992.

The Best Practices section contains practical advice on how to make your science center or museum more accessible to people with disabilities. Arranged alphabetically, topics are

Access Guides

Access Guide Excerpts

Conferences and Meetings

Exhibits, Programs, and Facilities

Information Desks

Interacting with Visitors

Live and Recorded Media

Marketing

Print Materials

Sign Language Interpreters

TTY/TDD

Web Page Design

This web site is not intended to offer legal, architectural, engineering, or similar professional advice. Refer specific questions to an attorney or an ADA authority.

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