[blindkid] Art beyond sight teleconference

[hpscheffer at aol.com]

Just got this and thought to share it with the list,
Heidi






A wonderful event is about to start - Art Beyond Sight'sTELEPHONE CONFERENCE CRASH COURSE.
Very inspiring, and highly recommend.
Here's the link to their page and information on how to connect. Information also included in this mail.
http://www.artbeyondsight.org/change/aw-crashcourse.shtml


Some panelists will be showing pictures and/or PowerPoint presentations. If you wish to see them, follow the link and instructions below:
https://artbeyondsight.webex.com/artbeyondsight/onstage/g.php?d=663861214&t=a
Event number: 663 861 214; Event password: broadway

 

9:30 – 10 a.m.: Welcome by Elisabeth Axel, Founder and President, Art Beyond Sight, Beth Bienvenu, Director of the Office of Accessibility, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Akiko Ito, Chief, Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

10 – 11 a.m.: Accessibility from top to bottom: how to work with directors and trustees towards museum-wide change
Discussion Leader: 
Christopher Reich, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 
Speakers:    
Linda Duke, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University 
Tom Finkelpearl, Queens Museum of Art
Kathy Kelsey Foley, LeighYawkey WoodsonArt Museum
Kim Hutchinson, Disability Funders Network

11 a.m. – noon: Inclusive programming in state and local history museums 
Discussion Leader: 
Bob Beatty, American Association for State and Local History 
Speakers:    
Karen Wade, HomesteadMuseum
Jessica Medlen, Conner Prairie Interactive HistoryPark
Kat Burkhart, Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County 
Mike Hill, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources 
                                    
Noon – 1 p.m.:  Multi-sensory museum experiences and museums of the future 
Discussion Leader: 
Nina Levent, Art Beyond Sight, and Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Harvard Medical School 
Speakers:    
Elizabeth Merritt, Center for the Future of Museums 
Martin Tröndle, E-motion 

1– 2 p.m.: Inclusive programming in children’s museums 
Session Leader:  
Marie Clapot, Art Beyond Sight 
Speakers:    
Claudia Setubal, Please Touch Museum – The Children’s Museum of Philadelphia 
Lynn Walsh, Chicago Children's Museum 
John Bomhoff, Children’s Museum of Phoenix
Korie Twiggs, Association of Children’s Museum

2 – 3 p.m.: Accessibility in science museums/planetariums and update on ADA 
Session Leader: 
Bob Cosgrove, NASA Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Speakers:    
Beth Bienvenu, National Endowment for the Arts
Craig Wetli, The Children’s Museum ofIndianapolis
Christine Reich, BostonMuseum of Science

3 – 4 p.m.: Inclusive programming in performing arts centers
Discussion Leader: 
Bobbi Wailes, LincolnCenter
Speakers:    
Garry Novick, BrowardArts Center     
Ann Gregg, Carnegie Hall
Ann O’Connor, Colorado Ballet

4– 4.30 p.m.: Reflections on the day and suggestions for future teleconferences

Notes: (1) Each session features 15 minutes for Q&A/discussion at the end of the hour. (2) You can find an updated schedule online athttp://www.artbeyondsight.org/change/aw-crashcourse.shtml.