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Robots for Accessibility: Help Henry Spread the Word
AAM conference attendees were joined in Seattle by Henry Evans, accessibility advocate and founder of Robots for Humanity.Henry joined us via a Beam Pro telepresence robot (courtesy of Suitable Technologies). Because he is quadriplegic, … -
Exploring Robots for Accessibility, in Seattle
Every year CFM organizes a glimpse of the future in AAM’s own section of MuseumExpo at the annual meeting. Last year we explored 3D printing. This year we are hosting demonstrations of several technologies related to accessibility and to … -
Futurist Friday: Robots for Humanity
Yah, I know, I know. The last “Futurist Friday” was about robots, too. But this is too interesting to pass up. I’ve written about instances in which robots are replacing human labor. But as I read more, it seems like the … -
Museums And Race
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2013 edition of Museum magazine. It has been more than two decades since artist Fred Wilson “mined” the Maryland Historical Society. Digging through the attic and … -
Through a (Google) Glass, Darkly
At the Tech@LEAD conference last week, Neal Stimler let me try his Google Glass. I had been kicking myself for not applying to be an early adopter of Glass, so I was happy to draft off Neal’s successful bid, however briefly. I’ve been … -
Notes from the Future of Accessibility
Today I will be live-blogging from the Tech@LEAD conference (Technology for Cultural Inclusion) at the Kennedy Center in DC. I hope to be a conduit for your participation in the event–please let me know about things you would like me … -
The Indigenous Museum Model
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2013 edition of Museum magazine. Native museums face sustainability challenges but lead the way. The majority of today’s Native American museums are relatively young organizations … -
Roundup of Recent News on Accessible Design
With more and more museums pushing content to personal digital devices, we need to remember who we may be leaving out. When Phil and I talk about the digital divide, we are usually thinking of an economic barrier—the shrinking (but … -
Reaching Behind the Glass
I’ve long admired the creativity and ingenuity of the Manchester Museum—following their exploits from inviting a hermit to live in the museum for forty days and forty nights and while engaging the public in an examination of what … -
Innovation Lab: Second of A Four-Part Series
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2012 edition of Museum magazine. When the AAM Board founded the Center for the Future of Museums in 2008, one of their charges to the staff was to “[e]ncourage museum …
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