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Beyond the Ramp: Expert Offers Hints for Museum Accessibility
Nov 11th, 2010
I had a chance to chat with Claudia Ocello, who is President & CEO of Museum Partners Consulting, LLC about accessibility in museums today. With her 20 years’ experience consulting with museums, I thought I’d ask her a few questions about the museum accessibility landscape. Great insights!
Catharine McNally: “What do you see as the main obstacle from museums making accessibility a priority?”Claudia Ocello: “I think museums right now are working on sustainability overall– i.e. how are we going to keep the doors open and prove our worth to the community – that accessibility may get lowered on the priority scale. However, becoming More >
508, Demystified
Sep 29th, 2010
Wondering what 508 really requires of you? Here is a brief and to-the-point overview of accessibility for the web, and the changes coming through the newly passed Equal Opportunity to 21st Century Communications Act, as told by our own team member Karen Borchert through her work at Phase2 Technology.