Pat,

I am interested in your project.  Please add me to email list.  I would prefer to use my private email address because our museum's server frequently shuts down.

Thanks
Barbara S. Moses
Project Manager
Memphis Museum System
901.320.6389 voice
901.320.6415 fax
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> Several weeks ago Randy Dipner from Meeting the Challenge mentioned our
> involvement with disability issues and our interest in museum accessibility.
> My name is Patrick "Pat" Going, and I am a colleague of Randy’s. Randy has
> asked me to keep you appraised of our new project, called Access-Info,
> recently funded by the Dept. of Education that will, in part, address this
> issue.
>
> In brief, Access-Info will enable people with disabilities to learn prior to
> visiting a facility the level of accessibility to expect. Thus, people will
> have the prior knowledge to make an informed decision to visit or not visit a
> particular museum, arena, or public forum; and if they do go, they will know
> how best to enjoy the experience. We are interacting with various groups of
> people with disabilities to learn what elements and issues are most important
> to them and how we can best communicate information to them.
>
> Our initial efforts are focused on making pertinent information available on
> web sites. We recently completed a project with the World Alpine Games in Vail
> and currently are working with Colorado’s Ocean Journey, a new $90 million
> facility in Denver. We are still a few months away from having demo sites for
> you to visit from which we would like to seek your feedback. In the interim we
> are compiling a list of e-mail addresses for those of you especially
> interested in museums and accessibility for people with disabilities and our
> Access-Info project. As soon as we can, we will share our progress with anyone
> who expresses an interest. Because of Randy Dipner’s earlier message on this
> listserv, we have already received several e-mails.
>
> Also, in case you are not aware of it, there is an excellent publication
> available from the Association of Museums titled "Everyone’s Welcome: The
> Americans With Disabilities Act and Museums."
>
> Pat Going  [log in to unmask]
>