This collection of FREE guidance provides information on access for disabled people to museums and galleries.
Disability Directory for Museums & Galleries
Checklist: Improving Access for visitors who are wheelchair users or have impaired mobility
Checklist: Improving Access for visitors who are Blind or partially sighted
Checklist: Improving Access for visitors who are Deaf or partially hearing
Accessible Information Guidelines: Wayfinding & Orientation
Accessible Information Guidelines: Printed Materials
Accessible Information Guidelines: Appendices
Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design
One of the most comprehensive technical guidance documents available for exhibition design produced by the Smithsonian, New York, in 1996, updated 2010
Shifting Perspectives: Opening up museums and galleries to blind and partially sighted people
An excellent guide festuring practical advice, case studies and evidence supporting access for Blind and partially sighted people, produced by RNIB in 2011
Making your HLF project accessible for disabled people
Essential reading for anyone applying for HLF funding. Any bid must contain appropriate access provision to be successful band this bid outlines the relevant legislation, access requirements and consultation required, produced by HLF in 2012.
A very useful and practical guide that includes guidance on how to make your event accessible for disabled people and other minority groups. Includes useful ssmple booking forms and checklists. Produced by Social Care Institure for Excellence (SCIE) in 2005.
How Museums galleries and heritage sites: Improving access for blind and partially sighted people. The Talking Images Guide.
This guidance focusses on the provision of audio, alternative formats and access for Blind and partially sighted people. Includes best practice examples, comments and standards specifically catering for museums and galleries. Produced by the RNIB in 2003
