Beyond Compliance: Making Museums Accessible for People with Disabilities

Thursday, May 9, 2019, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Photo of groups of people talking at the Global Museum
Explore opportunities and strategies for making exhibitions and museums more accessible for visitors with disabilities at the cultural, virtual and physical level, with the aim to go beyond "compliance" and instead celebrate the important perspective disabled people bring to our world. Supported by a College of Liberal & Creative Arts Extraordinary Ideas Grant. Free.
Location: 
Fine Arts Building, Global Museum (Room 203)
Directions: 
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Sponsor: 
Global Museum, Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Contact: 
Global Museum
E-mail: 
globalmuseum@sfsu.edu
Phone: 
415-338-6508
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Speakers

  • Georgina Kleege, faculty member, English Department, UC Berkeley
  • Cecile Puretz, access and community engagement manager, Contemporary Jewish Museum
  • Andrew Lau, digital project director, Asian Art Museum
  • Josh Halstead, graphic and user experience designer and faculty member, UC Berkeley Extension and California College of the Arts Extension

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