Making History Accessible: Toolkit for Multisensory Interpretation
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On-Demand Programs
In 2019, the Intrepid Museum and New York University Ability Project brought together staff of historic sites, disability advocates, and experts in historic preservation and museum …
How to Access and Update Your Online Peer Reviewer Profile
Go to http://ww2.aam-us.org/edit-profile/peer-review-profile Log in. Every reviewer already has a username and password. If you forgot your username or password, use the links on the …
A Holistic and People-Centered Approach to Accessible Exhibition Design
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On-Demand Programs
This is a recorded session from the 2025 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. Developing an accessible exhibition requires collaboration among museum staff, artists, and audiences. In this …
Improving Access to Employment for People with Disabilities
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
The museum sector is working to increase the diversity of our workforce through a variety of ways: for example, how we craft position requirements, word job announcements, and conduct …
Forecasting the Future of Accessibility: Please Touch or Don’t Touch?
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
I wish I could preview my Inbox from 2036. How come Outlook doesn’t have an option for that? As a member of AAM’s staff Ethics Taskforce, I help answer plaintive, irate, indignant and …
Museum Accessibility: An Art and a Science
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Alliance Blog
Over the past decade, conversations about accessibility have increased within the museum field, and many organizations including AAM have identified it as a priority. There is not, however, …
4 Ideas to Create Linguistic Accessibility at Museums
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Alliance Blog
Though the word “accessibility” has often been equated with giving access to those with disabilities, it can also mean something broader. Accessibility means looking at everything we create …
Speechless: A sensory exhibition charts a new path to accessibility in learning
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Alliance Blog
Museums are constantly experimenting with how we can present content in ways that engage and inform a wide audience. Part of the challenge is to consider issues of accessibility and …
Online Programs: Education and Interpretation
Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing If you are learning how to write exhibition labels or want to reinvigorate your current label writing, this program will guide you in finding …
Access Journey: From One-Off Events to Creating a Culture of Accessibility
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On-Demand Programs
How do we ensure that our accessibility efforts are all-encompassing and more than a one-off event? Creating an institutionalized culture of accessibility might feel like an overwhelming …