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Autism in Museums: a revolution in the making

Early Birds sensory-friendly morning at the Science Museum (London).

As we work to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility among museum audiences and in the workplace, we need to attend to the needs of neurodiverse visitors and employees.

Designing a City for the Deaf

concept diagrams from deafspace design guidelines

Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the nation’s leading institution for the deaf and hard of hearing, has published a report outlining what they call DeafSpace Guidelines that help design practitioners understand what to consider when designing spaces to be friendly to people with hearing impairments. Hansel Bauman, director of campus design and planning at Gallaudet, […]

Deep Accessibility and Autistic Space

chart showing a bunch of people clustered on the left (without a disability), and progressively fewer people who are more disabled or at least more divergent

Blog post on WordPress by Ian Ford Sept 3, 2013 Accessibility has historically been focused on creating more inclusive products and spaces for people with mobility disabilities. However in recent years there has been more of a focus on how to address sensory issues (i.e. Deaf Space.) We recently came across this fascinating blog post […]