Sara -- 

If you haven't already done so, you might contact the various medical museums -- the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, the Museum of Surgical Science here in Chicago, and the NIH Archive/Museum in Washington DC area. -- and I'm sure there are 100s more...


 


- David - 
David Lewis, Curator
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org

 


 

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From: Sara Croft <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Assistive Technology Museum/Event Exhibit










Hello all,


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I am an intern for Easter Seals Crossroads in Indianapolis and we are celebrating our 30th anniversary in August at the convention center in Indianapolis.? As a recent art history graduate and museum intern I have been invited by the company to help create a museum exhibit for the conference that will portray how assistive technology has progressed within the past thirty years. 



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I have about thirty items or so to work with but I do not need to use all of them. The exhibit space is 40' x 40'.? The general goal is to create somewhat of a timeline, where people would be able to walk around and actually use the equipment that is on display.? Culminating at the end of the timeline would be the state-of-the-art technology that is currently in use.



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Much of my preliminary research has been done through various google terms.? What I am asking the listserv is for knowledge of anyone who has worked with assistive technology exhibits, or technology in general, and possible ways that you have curated your exhibit.? I am not looking to steal anyone's creativity, but I am curious to see what others have worked on since this is an area that does not get much attention in museums.



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Sincerely,


Sara Croft


Intern at Easter Seals Crossroads


Indianapolis, IN


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