ACCESSIBILITY OF SLOVENIA’S MUSEUMS FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Abstract

Accessibility of museums and other cultural institutions is not equal for all visitors.Since the perception of the human surroundings bases mainly on the visual experience, people with vision disabilities, either blind or visually impaired, are deprived of this kind of experience.Desiring to provide an equivalent user experience more and more institutions show the tendency of offering different variations of adjustments.Adjustments for blind and visually impaired are usually limited to the use of existing exhibition materials for all visitors either in the form of audio guides, guides or brochures in Braille, tags in Braille, less often tactile objects, tactile maps, floor markings, larger signs or indicators, magnifying glass, and sound elements.Though it seems that numerous adjustments are being used, the reality shows that they are still rare.Besides that, these materials and adaptations usually do not fulfil the requirements of adequate museum experience therefore, the need of improving the current state is necessary.In this paper an overview of needs and demands, which need to be fulfilled within the graphic arts and communication technologies possibilities, either for Braille, tactile or audio demands for presenting the lack of visual experience with blind and visually impaired, is presented.

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