Pat;

I would very very much interested in the criteria and standards used in your
audit. Are these additional to those contained in the Audit Guide for Local
Authority Museums published in the UK in (as I recall) 1991?

As someone who is legally blind and hearing impaired myself, I have
considerable interest in the matter. I used to be an auditor; there was
great competition among clients to have an auditor who was deaf and blind!

Best,

Harry

Harry Needham
Special Advisor - Programme Development
Canadian War Museum
330 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa, Canada
K1A 0M8
Voice: (819) 776-8612  Fax (819) 776-8623
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> Surrey Museums Consultative Committee commissioned an Access Audit of
> all the 30+ museums in Surrey (not all chose to take part).    The
> individual museum's reports are confidential, but I can send you a
> copy of the overall report.  There were conclusions for individual
> museums, as well as for SMCC as a whole (SMCC is a support service for
> independent, local authority and military museums).
>
> We included intellectual access as well as physical and sensory access
> - the examples of good practice for intellectual access are a bit
> sparse, but they are growing.
>
> We are also trying to gather examples of best practice in the areas of
> Access Policy and Access Plans, and would be pleased to receive any
> that colleagues are prepared to share.
>
> Best wishes to all,
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> Pat Reynolds - Museums Development Officer - Surrey Museums
> Consultative Committee
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