I am sending this message for Michael Ross, a museum consultant working
for the Alberta Museums Association.  He would appreciate your help in
the following matters:

1.  what is currently being done by museums, particularly small museums
and those in rural communities, to ensure physical and intellectual
access by disabled visitors?
(the visually impaired, mobiity and agility impaired, deaf and hard of
hearing, older adults with multiple sensory impairments, and the mentally
challenged).
2.  what care is taken to develop universal access (i.e. to design
physical structures and displays that will be universally accessible
rather than taking steps to accommodate "special" needs?

Please feel free to reply directly to this address.  Thank you for your
assistance.

Lori J. Shortreed
Program Coordinator
Stony Plain Multicultural Heritage Centre