Sessions at Museum Computer Network (MCN) conference 2011 about Universal Design

Friday 18th November 2011

• Widening Audiences Part 4: inclusive design and user involvement

  by Rebecca McGinnis, Helen Petrie, Catharine McNally, Marcus Weisen and Vivian Kung Haga

  Room: Singapore
  This session focuses on design and planning principles underlying initiatives using digital media to widen access to the museum experience for people with disabilities and older people. It will present the principles of Universal Design for products and services and how they apply to the museum context. Understanding and involving users is also a key theme of this session. Using multi-media case studies, it will examine how an organization-wide approach to accessibility leads to better results for users.

  • Accessibility
  • Universal Design

  At 11:00am to 12:30pm, Friday 18th November