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Accessible Art (5 Links).  Access Art. The Dayton Art Institute has a number of artworks online complete with textual and audio descriptions. 

Artsigns. An online British Sign Language glossary for art and design containing approximately 1250 specialist art and design terms, 1150 BSL videos, and covering 21 subjects. 

Matisse Picasso i-Map Project. An online art resource for visually impaired people. 

National Gallery Zoomable Pictures. The National Gallery now features an online zooming system so that users can zoom in on details of paintings such as van Gogh's Sunflowers or Constable's Haywain. 

VSA arts. VSA arts is an international organization that creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities. 

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Event Accessibility (2 Links).  Accessible Events: A Good Practice Guide for Staff Organising Events in Higher Education (Word Format - 401Kb) by Tina Elliott, National Disability Team, Lawrie Phipps and Sue Harrison, TechDis, May 2005. This guide provides suggestions and recommendations on ensuring that events are accessible. It has information on planning an event, support workers, technology, alternative formats, and includes a set of checklists. 

Make Your Conference Accessible by Centre for Accessible Environments, October 2003. This guide (available in PDF only) provides several checklists which cover most of the accessibility requirements for conference organisers.</li></ol>

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Library Accessibility (6 Links).  CLAUD: Librarians in HE (Higher Education) Networking to Improve Access for Disabled Users. CLAUD is a project to improve library access for disabled users in the South and South-West of England. It aims to disseminate information on disability, and establish good practice. </li>

Library and Information Services for Deaf and Hearing Impaired People. Information guidelines produced by CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals). </li>

Library Services for Visually Impaired People: a Manual of Best Practice. Produced by the National Library for the Blind. This manual provides advice on the use, purchase and location of assistive technology for visually impaired people. </li>

NOVA (Non-Visual Access to the Digital Library: the use of Digital Library Interfaces by Blind and Visually-Impaired People by Jenny Craven, CERLIM (Centre for Research in Library and Information Management), Manchester Metropolitan University, 2003. The aim of the project was to develop an understanding of serial searching in non-serial digital library environments by visually-impaired people. The final report is now available.  </li>

REVIEL (REsources for Visually Impaired users of the Electronic Library) by Jenny Craven, CERLIM, Manchester Metropolitan University. This project discusses the issues and offers solutions to making all library and information services accessible to people who are blind or have a visual impairment. </li> The Development of Digital Libraries for Blind and Visually Impaired People by Jenny Craven, in Ariadne, Issue 30, December 2001. This article gives an overview of a selection of papers presented during the Section of Libraries for the Blind pre-conference, part of the IFLA Conference 2001. </li></ol>

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Museum Accessibility (4 Links).  A Picture is Worth 300 Words: Writing Visual Descriptions for an Art Museum Website by Adam Alonzo, Wright State University, 2001. This article describes the techniques used to present a visual description for every piece of artwork in a Virtual Museum Tour. It also lists guidelines for creating visual descriptions. </li>

Designing the Accessible Web Museum: if I can Experience it, Everyone can Experience it Better by Jeffrey Moyer for Museums and the Web Conference, 2002. This article suggests how standards can provide accessible web museums. </li>

Disabled Access for Museum Websites by Jonathan Bowen for Museophile, September 2001. This article explains why museum websites should be made accessible. </li>

MAGIC (Museums And Galleries In the Capital) This website acts as an information resource for around fourteen museums and galleries in London, which provide events and facilities for deaf and hard of hearing visitors. </li></ol> End of Libraries, Museums, and Events: Back to Top of Page