On 22 Nov 1994, Bill Humm wrote:
 
> When implementing high-technology solutions in museum environments (i.e.
> interactivity, computers, etc.) how are issues of access being addressed?
> This question is not only concerned with ADA aspects, but also
> technological literacy, technophobia, and those visitors who simply resist
> the use of technology within a museum environment?
 
     I think the question is premature, since I have yet to find any
truly interactive exhibits in a museum. You don't get choices, you get a
no-brainer series of commands that take you through a predetermined
sequence, or at best a question tree with few and trivial branches.
     "Interactive" so far is just a buzzword for what amounts to visitor
manipulation.
 
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