you may want to go to this link for some excellent information on
accessibility.  http://www.si.edu/opa/accessibility/exdesign/  from
smithsonian.  also if you go to astc.org web site and look for accessibility
under resources, you'll find lots of related info.



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We hang the works such that the midpoint is at 58 inches.  Also, laser
leves are brilliant, especially when floors are not even.

Cheryl



Dr. Cheryl Kramer
Director,
Handwerker Gallery
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY  14850
USA

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> My standard has always been placing my hangers at 60", considering that
> the
> hanger will be somewhere in the upper third of the hanging piece. General
> rule to which there are always exceptions and adjustments. You can use a
> pencil line, set up a long ruler with a t-square angle set at 60" or use
> one
> of those cool new laser levelers.
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> At what height are you hanging your artwork for accessible design?
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