Just to add to what Christoff was saying - this actually derives from the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms of 1982 see:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/const_en.html
Item 15 refers to the access rights of mentally or physically disabled
people. It is worded as follows.
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal
benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or
ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
This means that all public buildings and transport are required by law to provide equality of access to disabled
people. Museums are not an exception.
David Grattan
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Dear Giovanni and collegues
The Canadian legal dispositions in regard of access for disabled people
of buildings open to the public are impressively complet and if you enter
Candaian Museums, their result and success is perceptible. In terms
of information I have no percise information and therefore suggest to go
through ICOM Canada or the Canadian Musuems Association to get the
links to the respective information.
Hans-Christoph von Imhoff
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From: "Per Bjørn Rekdal" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear Giovanni and Yani and others interested in the subject,
>
> I would be surprised if you did not find publications on this, for
> instance from UK and USA. I am sure "Resource"
> http://www.resource.gov.uk/index.html)
> in UK and AAM in USA will have relevant information.
>
> In Norway, the Norwegian Library, Museum and Archive Authority
> http://www.abm-utvikling.no/
> in co-operation with "Deltasenteret"
> http://www.delta.oslo.no/
> (both have short versions of their web-pages in English)
> arranges a conference titled "Hoere, lukte, foele, se - kulturarv uten
> hindring" (Hear, smell, feel, see - cultural heritage without hindrance)
> in Oslo September 29-30. It will all be in Norwegian, but may of course
> also be of interest for those knowing one of the other Scandinavian
> languages.
>
> Deltasenteret has the following English name: National Resource Centre
for
> Participation by and Accessability for People with Disabilities. It is a
> government institution under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.
>
> Already before the conference, Norges Handikapforbund (Norwegian
> Association of the Disabled)
> http://www.nhf.no/
> (also with English version of web pages)
> went to the press and attacked the national authorities dealing with
> national monuments like medieval stave churches, antique ships, etc, and
> pointed out that they allowed changes connected to some modern demands,
> but not those of the disabled. Which resulted in an article by a
> journalist claiming that some of the demands of the org. of the disabled
> would in effect destroy national monuments, and that they were too
> extreme.
>
> This is a promising prelude to the conference. There is a tendency that
> politicians and others in responsible positions pay lip service to the
> disabled, avoiding confrontations, but afterwards very little action is
> taken. Better then to have real confrontations, staking out what can -
and
> indeed - what cannot be done.
>
> Kind regards
> Per
>
> Per B. Rekdal
> ICME
>
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> Fra: Herreman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sendt: 14. august 2003 00:50
> Til: [log in to unmask]
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>
>
> Grazie, Giovanni.
> Thank-you for sending this important information to ICOM members.
> Even though so much has been advanced in this matter, which in
> architecture is called accesability, there is still many things to do.
> In Mexico, in the Architecture School, I am orgabizing a Seminar on this
> issue mainly to create a) awareness of the issue and b) promote de
> international standards on accesibability.
> So, if there is someone who may send me information on this matter,
> please send them to me via this List.
>
> Gracias Giovanni por enviar información tan importante a los miembros de
> ICOM.
> A pesar de lo mucho que se ha avanzado en esta materia de los
> minusválidos, que en arquitectura se llama accesibilidad, hay muchas
> cosas por hacer.
> En México, en la Facultad de Arquitectura estoy organizando un seminario
> sobre Accesibilidad en Museos básicamente para a) crear conciencia
> acerca de este tema y b) promover las norma internacionales sobre
> accesibilidad.
>
> Si hay alguién que desee enviarme material al respecto, le agradeceré lo
> haga por esta vía.
>
>
> Yani Herreman
> Vice President
> ICOM
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: International Council of Museums Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Giovanni Pinna
> Sent: Martes, 22 de Julio de 2003 03:49 a.m.
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>
> Errata corrige:
> concerning the International conference "Disabled people and cultural
> heritage" that will take place in Florence on 28th and 29th november
> 2003, I sent an uncorrect e-mail number to get informations. The
> correct e-mail number is: [log in to unmask]
>
> Sorry for the mistake
>
> Giovanni Pinna
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