*Warning* This post is a bit long
I would like to thank everyone who responded to my
earlier question; you mentioned some excellent
publications and websites that I had not found in the
course of my own research. At the request of several
people, I am posting the infomation I received from
"listers" as well as the "best" of my own
bibliographic research. Hope this is helpful to you.
(I did cut some older publications (pre.1993), or
those that seem very widely-known.)
Thank you!
Rebecca Nemeth
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Historic Houses and the Americans with Disabilities
Act
T. L. Hatch (1996) Accessibility in Historic House
Museums: The Internal and External Factors Affecting
the Potential to Achieve that Goal. Final Project
(Masters in Interior Design), Marymount University.
n.a. (1996) ADA Guide for Small Businesses. Department
of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, D.C.
(Informal overview of laws, requirements, tax
incentive tips for small and/or private
museums/sites.)
I. Marx (1995) Towards Barrier-free Museums and
Historic Sites: An Accessibility Guide. Masters Thesis
Collection (Masters in Museum Studies), San Francisco
State University.
James C. Massey
1995 Lowering old barriers: sensitive changes that
promote accessibility. Old House Journal 23 (3)
May/June 1995: 42-45.
Gordon Bock
1995 Making sense of sensitive additions: ways to get
a handle on enlarging old houses. Old House Journal
23 (3)May/June 1995: 32-37.
Ralph Tolbert (1994) Historic Buildings and ADA
Compliance: Preserving Historic Integrity while
Providing Accessibility to those with Disabilities.
Technology and Conservation 12(Spring 1994): 20-30.
(Case studies of preservation and retrofitting of
historic buildings in Boston)
Judith L. Hayward and Thomas C. Jester, eds. (1993)
"Accessibility and Historic Preservation Resource
Guide" Historic Windsor, Inc. Windsor, Vermont:
first published 1992, revised 1993.
Thomas C. Jester and Sharon C. Park (1993) Making
Historic Properties Accessible. Preservation Brief
No. 32. National Park Service, Cultural Resources,
Preservation Assistance. Sept 1993.
J. L. Wodatch (1992) Some ABC’s of the A.D.A.: Museums
and Historic Sites Covered by the Americans
with Disabilities Act. Museum News 71(March/April
1992): 84-85, +.
n.a. (1992) Preservation and the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Preservation League of New York
State. Newsletter 18(1) Spring 1992: 3-4.
Harlin Ettinger (1992) Putting the Americans with
Disabilities Act into perspective. Preservation
Perspective NJ 11(1) Spring 1992: 3. Notes: Impact the
ADA will have on New Jersey's historic buildings, and
the state's existing preservation and disabled-access
laws.
Roger N. Goldstein (1992) What influence will the new
Americans With Disabilities Act have on historic
buildings? Boston Preservation AllianceLetter 13(3)
Oct.1992: 1-5.
n.a. (1991) Preserving the past and making it
accessible to everyone: how easy a task? CRM bulletin:
a National Park Service technical bulletin, Oct.1991,
v.14, Suppl., p.1-12.
Majewski, Janice (1987) Part of Your General Public is
Disabled: A Handbook for Guides in Museums, Zoos and
Historic Houses. Smithsonian Institution Press,
Washington, D.C.
*Also recommend less directly related sources such as
the Library Administration and Management Association,
with publications related to the preservation and
retrofitting of historic library buildings and ADA
compliance.
More General Sources: Museums and the ADA
Raj Kaushik (1999) Access denied: can we overcome
disabling attitudes? Museum International 51(203)
July/Sept 1999:48-52.
Janice Majewski and Lonnie Bunch (1998) The Expanding
Definition of Diversity: Accessibility and Disability
Culture Issues in Museum Exhibitions. Curator 41(3)
Sept. 1998:153-160.
A. Rayner (1998) Access in Mind: Towards the Inclusive
Museum. The Intellectual Access Trust, Edinburgh.
(Written re. UK, but many ideas apply to US
sites/museums)
n.a. (1994) Improving access. 9 article special
section. Museums Journal v.94, June 1994: 27-33.
AAM’s Technical Information Service has “a few
articles on accessibility in historic houses”. Send
your museum's member number and address to: Roxana
Adams, Assistant Director Museum Advancement &
Excellence Technical Information Service 1575 Eye
Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 Phone:
202-289-9121 Fax: 202-289-6578 Email:
[log in to unmask] http://www.aam-us.org
National Center on Accessibility, a program of Indiana
University Department of Recreation and Park
Administration that works with the National Park
Service Accessibility Management Program. Have a
regular program of conferences/training sessions
around the country. One of their sessions is "Access
to Historic Sites and Interpretation." Contact Ray
Bloomer, National Center on Accessibility 5020 State
Road 67 North Martinsville, Indiana 46151 765.349.9240
(V/TTY) 765.342.6658 (F) http://www/indiana.edu/~nca
<http://www/indiana.edu/~nca>
Recommended research sources:
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, ERIC and
Webspirs (electronic databases listing periodicals)
World Cat (electronic database with books in libraries
worldwide)
ADA-Law list: email list-serve
Links via Indigo Nights’ personal website:
Issues to consider, posted by someone living with
various conditions :
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414/law/survey.html
The EEOC website, in the Employment Topics section (on
the left side toward the bottom).
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414/
Another site to try:
http://www.vsarts.org
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