Creating Accessibility in Museums for Visitors with Visual Impairments: Teaching Museum Educators How to Write Verbal Descriptions of Artifacts to Create a Meaningful Museum Experience

Author

Monica Brandwein, Bank Street College of Education

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Education (MSEd)

First Advisor

Naomi Weiss

Abstract

This Integrative Masters Project is a professional development workshop that was created to teach museum educators, staff, and Gallery Educators (the museum's docents) at the Museum of Jewish Heritage -A Living Memorial to the Holocaust how to create accessibility for visitors with visual impairments to increase the richness of the museum's artifacts within the collection.

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Museum Education: Childhood (Program of study)

Recommended Citation

Brandwein, M. (2012). Creating Accessibility in Museums for Visitors with Visual Impairments: Teaching Museum Educators How to Write Verbal Descriptions of Artifacts to Create a Meaningful Museum Experience. New York : Bank Street College of Education. https://educate.bankstreet.edu/independent-studies/352