[NFBNJ] Partnering with the Blind to Make Museums Accessible

[joe ruffalo]

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Joe

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Partnering with the Blind to Make Museums Accessible
https://www.3dphotoworks.com/

Last month at the American Alliance of Museums annual meeting in New 
Orleans, the National Federation of the Blind 
(https://www.nfb.org/our-community/educators)  and its partner, 3DPhotoWorks 
(https://3dphotoworks.com) , offered practical advice on how museums can 
better serve blind and low-vision visitors with tactile and audio 
experiences.

3DPhotoWorks co-founder John Olson, Anil Lewis, executive director of the 
National Federation of the Blind, and Carrie Christoffersen, executive 
director and curator of the Newseum, spoke about creating multisensory 
exhibits on an inclusion and accessibility-themed panel moderated by 
experience design expert Corey Timpson (https://coreytimpson.com/) . The 
Newseum in 2018 became the first U.S. museum to host a major tactile and 
audio photography exhibit with ???The Marines and Tet: The Battle that Changed 
the Vietnam War. (https://mailchi.mp/3dphotoworks/marines-tet) ???

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2019-06-04/different-ways-to-show-paintings-photos-to-blind-people

News coverage from AAM: The Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor 
(https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2019/0604/3-D-photographs-Technology-makes-museums-more-accessible) 
, and US News 
(https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2019-06-04/different-ways-to-show-paintings-photos-to-blind-people) 
captured the groundbreaking work 3DPhotoWorks and the National Federation of 
the Blind have achieved together over the past decade, and how museums 
around the world are using technology to make art and photography accessible 
to the blind.
Accessibility Resource Kits Still Available
mailto:john at 3dphotoworks.com?subject=Accessibility%20Resource%20Kit%20Request

If you missed AAM, you can still get a free Accessibility Resource Kit, 
complete with a tactile image sample and valuable information from the 
National Federation of the Blind about making exhibits more accessible for 
both blind and sighted visitors. Simply email your name and address to 
John at 3DPhotoWorks.com (mailto:John at 3DPhotoWorks.com?subject=3DPhotoWorks) 
or accessibleart at nfb.org (mailto:accessibleart at nfb.org?subject=3DPhotoWorks) 
.
Touch: Worth 10,000 Words
https://mailchi.mp/3dphotoworks.com/touching-art

Accessible art (https://mailchi.mp/3dphotoworks.com/touching-art) exhibits 
can have a life-changing effect on blind museum visitors, who are often 
underserved by museums. This video captures the powerful reaction a blind 
museum-goer had after experiencing tactile photography.

Contacts

3DPhotoWorks - (518) 392-8161 - john at 3dphotoworks.com 
(mailto:john at 3dphotoworks.com)
National Federation of the Blind - accessibleart at nfb.org 
(mailto:accessibleart at nfb.org)
https://www.facebook.com/3DPhotoWorks-208476699166508/
https://vimeo.com/user68092986
http://www.3dphotoworks.com

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