Cultural Access Newsletter
I contracted with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Office of VSA and Accessibility to produce monthly electronic newsletter with a Cultural Access focus. The newsletter was intended for accessibility managers, visitor services managers, exhibition designers, box office and house managers, ADA/504 coordinators and more to address insightful accessibility issues, current trends, new technologies, and best practices for accessibility in cultural institutions for visitors and patrons with disabilities.
April 2020
The final newsletter before the COVID-19 pandemic closure includes a Q&A with Matti Hammett at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, highlighting their pursuit to become a Certified Autism Center.
August 2019
In August, we got outside with Massachusetts Audubon and the Ridges Sanctuary to discuss implementing accessibility in the natural environment. As Summer winds down, so does festival season. We spoke with Sarah Aziz, Festival Director at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust about implementing accessibility initiatives at community festivals.
June 2019
We explored a collaboration between the Madison children’s Museum and UW-Madison. Sandra Bonnici and Karla Ausderau shared their experience co-creating an accessibility evaluation toolkit for families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.