Hi Terri: > Since I'm a firm believer that there are no learning > disabilities, just teaching (or presentation) disabilities, > the more we learn about what triggers a visitor's > involvment, the more effective and diverse our > supplemental audio guides can be. I assume you'd consider useless the Learning Disabilities Association of America <http://www.ldanatl.org/>, the National Center for Learning Disabilities <http://209.190.217.242/index.html>, the National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center <http://www.nifl.gov/nalldtop.htm>, and other organizations devoted to helping people overcome learning disabilities? Don't you recognize that people learn better in one way than another? Some people process visual information better . . . others are better with audio, olfactory, tactile modes of presentation. I have been to many a museum where I choose to avoid audio tours as I find they distract me from actually LOOKING at the objects -- be they artistic, anthropological, scientific, technical, etc. I am a visual person . . . enjoy looking at things, finding detail and nuance. I'd rather read a text than listen to some disembodied voice on an audio guide read to me. Sure, there are people who run straight for the audio guides . . . it's just a preference. And, let's face it: Some people don't ever learn some things because of a lack of interest (or ability). For example: Practical aspects of science and math have always stumped me, but the theoretical aspects are easily within my grasp. Is that a learning disability or a lack of personal interest/ability? Sincerely, Jay Heuman ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).