Hello All, While talking to a colleague who works in a large museum with many accessibility challenges we began kicking around the idea of a visitor map that showed or described stroller or wheelchair "routes." Or something that provided a new type of orientation to those folks. (The museum does have elevators.) Kind of crazy, yes, and maybe a backwards approach considering how visitors ordinarily make choices about where to go. But I figured, what the heck.might as well ask the list. We'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has created such a map, or come up with other clever and effective ways to serve these audiences. Thanks. Sincerely, Dean Dean Krimmel, Creative Museum Services/Qm2 Helping Museums and Cultural Nonprofits 423 Range Road Baltimore, MD 21204 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; 410-746-8350 <http://www.qm2.org/> http://www.qm2.org From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Perian Sully Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:57 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Web tech guy vs. angry staff member As someone who has been on both sides of this coin, and who has completely jumped the shark to the web side of things, this animation about the traditional concerns many museum staff have about releasing content online struck very, very close to home. Thankfully, my institution has made it a priority to embrace digital collection accessibility, web culture, and non-traditional research methods, so we don't have to deal with this much, but it's certainly still present! http://usingdata.typepad.com/usingdata/2009/03/web.html Enjoy! Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 Fax: 510-849-3673 http://www.magnes.org http://www.musematic.org http://www.mediaandtechnology.org ========================================================= 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). ========================================================= 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).