This is an ongoing topic of interest to many people.  Rather than replying
directly off list, it seems we could all benefit from the discussion being *on*
list.

Susan M. Ward
Heritage Communications
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Lori Shortreed wrote:

<<1.  what is currently being done by museums, particularly small museums
and those in rural communities, to ensure physical and intellectual
access by disabled visitors?
(the visually impaired, mobiity and agility impaired, deaf and hard of
hearing, older adults with multiple sensory impairments, and the mentally
challenged).
2.  what care is taken to develop universal access (i.e. to design
physical structures and displays that will be universally accessible
rather than taking steps to accommodate "special" needs?

Please feel free to reply directly to this address.  >>