Dear all,
I found this invitation on a Swedish museum-list and immediately thought
about the recently cancelled conference in Italy on (more or less) the
same theme. So here is another opportunity!
Per
Dear all, kära kolleger, chers colleagues, hyvaat ystavat
Please find below details and provisional programme about the conference
on the "Disability Discrimination Act" organised by the Museums
Association in partnership with Resource, the Disability Rights Commission
and the Museums and Galleries Disability Association. The conference will
take place on Monday February 23rd in London.
The programme has an emphasis on environmental access (to which an
extended session is dedicated), but will also cover access to services for
disabled people.
For those of you who live and work in other countries than the UK, the
conference presents an exceptional opportunity to gain in-depth insights
into the vitality of the British scene and emerging issues for the UK.
Best wishes,
Marcus Weisen, Disability Development Officer,
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, 16 Queen Anne's
Gate, London, SW1H 9AA,
tel: 020-72731408, fax: 020-72731404
email: marcus [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
access for disabled people, resources:
www.resource.gov.uk/action/learnacc/00access.asp#3
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
www.drc-gb.org <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
www.magda.org.uk <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
www.cae.org.uk <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
IS YOUR MUSEUM AND GALLERY FULLY ACCESSIBLE?
The Disability Discrimination Act and its Implications for Museums and
Galleries
A one day conference organised by the Museums Association in partnership
with the Disability Rights Commission; Resource: the Council for Museums,
Archives and Libraries; and the Museums and Galleries Disability Group
(MAGDA)
0915 - 1010 Registration
1010 - 1015 Welcome and Introduction
Session 1: The DDA
1015 - 1030 The DDA in context
S The social context of disability
S The context of the DDA - key duties and the DRC's Code of Practice
S Open 4 All: the DRC's awareness campaign
John Hougham, Vice Chairman, Disability Rights Commission
1030 - 1100 October 2004: the final stage
S The requirements of the DDA
S The requirements from October 2004
S The implications for service providers
Catherine Casserley, Lawyer, Disability Rights Commission
1100 - 1130 Tea/Coffee
Session 2: How Can the Museums and Galleries Sector Respond
1130 - 1200 Case Study: Colchester Museums
Peter Berridge, General Manager, Colchester Museums
1200 - 1230 Access and Elegance
Findings from a specially commissioned report for Resource on creative
approaches to access
S The elegant access we ignore
S Rediscovering social and historical uses of buildings
S Access as a creative incentive
S Socially inclusive architecture
S Examples of creative approaches
S Factors which create outstanding approaches
Adrian Cave, Chair, Centre for Accessible Environments
1230 - 1315 Panel Debate: Overcoming Blockages to Access Improvement
Panelists:
Adrian Cave, Chair, Centre for Accessible Environments
Peter Berridge, Colchester Museums
David Burdus, Access Consultant
Russel Walters, Head of Operations, English Heritage
Each panelist will give a short presentation and the debate will then be
opened up for questions and discussion
1315 - 1415 Lunch
Session 3: New Initiatives
1415 - 1445 Current Initiatives and Future Developments
S Resource Disability Action Plan
S National Survey disability access
S preparing for e-government 2005: Resource web accessibility audits
S Services not currently well catered for and their future development
Marcus Weisen, Disability Development Officer, Resource, Council for
Museums, Archives and Libraries
1445 - 1505 Information and Networking Opportunities: MAGDA initiatives
S Current initiatives and work of MAGDA in developing information
dissemination and networking
Representative from MAGDA
1505 - 1530 Tea/Coffee
Session 4: Achieving The Ideal
1530 - 1610 What We Really Want and Need in Museums and Galleries: the
disabled person's perspective
Consultation
Sophie Weaver, Chair Portal Access Group, Colchester Museum
Representation in Collections
Annie Delin, Department of Museum Studies, Leicester University
1610 Summing Up and Conclusions from the Day
Chair
1615 Close
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