Simply, you need to position the screen (if you go with touch access) so
that seated and standing visitors can easily see and touch the screen. This
is not a hard as it seems. You need to research comfortable viewing angles
and easy reach data and find the common ground. It can be done.

I would note that a more subtle issue maybe the interface design. The access
board has recently issued some guidelines for computer interfaces vis-a-vis
ADA compliance. I believe that they are in the comment phase. These
guidelines would represent the "best practice" standard at this time and
anyone bringing suit against you would be looking to these as the standard
that they expect you to meet. These guidelines also cover web site design.

Walter Reinhardt

Date:    Tue, 20 Mar 2001 19:23:40 -0700
From:    Cheryl Maslin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: computer in exhibit- ADA compliant?

what have other museums done for those folks who have limited physical
mobility in cases such as this?


-Cheryl Maslin

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