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Research Question (self.Blind)
submitted by sh4butie
Hello all,
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I'm studying Graphic Communication Design at University, and our current brief/project asks us to design a museum experience for a particular demographic of people. We've been given a list, and one of the demographics is people who are hard of sight/blind. I'm trying to get an insight into what the experience of being in a museum might be like for a blind person, and so if you have any comments or stories, I'd love to hear them!
* Do you often go to museums?
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* What's the experience like for you, in a museum? From my point of view, museums are very 'visual' places, so I'd be interested to discover how it is with the 'visual' reduced.
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* Do you feel that museums offer enough in the way of support for blind people?
My initial idea is a museum where the artefacts on display are reproduced via 3D printer to create a 'copy' that anyone can touch, shown next to the original piece. This would enable those who are visually impaired to interact with the pieces of work using their other senses, and would also be an interesting thing to have around for non-blind museum goers.
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Let me know what you think, and any other comments or suggestions you have! Thanks.
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I'm studying Graphic Communication Design at University, and our current brief/project asks us to design a museum experience for a particular demographic of people. We've been given a list, and one of the demographics is people who are hard of sight/blind. I'm trying to get an insight into what the experience of being in a museum might be like for a blind person, and so if you have any comments or stories, I'd love to hear them!
* Do you often go to museums?
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* What's the experience like for you, in a museum? From my point of view, museums are very 'visual' places, so I'd be interested to discover how it is with the 'visual' reduced.
​
* Do you feel that museums offer enough in the way of support for blind people?
My initial idea is a museum where the artefacts on display are reproduced via 3D printer to create a 'copy' that anyone can touch, shown next to the original piece. This would enable those who are visually impaired to interact with the pieces of work using their other senses, and would also be an interesting thing to have around for non-blind museum goers.
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Let me know what you think, and any other comments or suggestions you have! Thanks.
buckeyes4me 2 points 4y ago
The Air Force museum in Dayton Ohio has also made it accessible for people with vision impairments. Check out their website.
bright_side1977 1 points 4y ago
I would change the term ‘hard of sight ‘ to Visually Impaired.
3D printed tactile representations paintings would be amazing and have been done. There’s currently a tactile exhibit of the Peanuts comic strips in the Bay Area, for example.
Some museums are more accessible than others.
3D printed tactile representations paintings would be amazing and have been done. There’s currently a tactile exhibit of the Peanuts comic strips in the Bay Area, for example.
Some museums are more accessible than others.
sh4butie [OP] 2 points 4y ago
You're right, my bad!
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Fantastic, thanks for the reference!
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Fantastic, thanks for the reference!
beyondvision501c3 1 points 4y ago
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The Milwaukee Public Museum has a very strong accessibility effort. You might want to talk to them!
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The Milwaukee Public Museum has a very strong accessibility effort. You might want to talk to them!
sh4butie [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Great idea! I'll try and get into contact. Cheers!
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