Wise stones: an interactive accessible circuit designed to enhance the experiences of visitors with disabilities

Vaz, Roberto Ivo Fernandes; Veiga, Ana Cecília Rocha; Fernandes, Paula Odete

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Wise stones: an interactive accessible circuit designed to enhance the experiences of visitors with disabilities

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dc.contributor.author	Vaz, Roberto Ivo Fernandes
dc.contributor.author	Veiga, Ana Cecília Rocha
dc.contributor.author	Fernandes, Paula Odete
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-21T15:38:21Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-21T15:38:21Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.date.updated	2022-02-17T23:26:26Z
dc.description.abstract	Museums, now more than ever before, are committed to the inclusion of all members of society, aiming to promote similar visitor experiences for their various patrons. With the challenging mission of exhibiting and communicating humanity's common heritage, while also preserving it, the creation of an inclusive museum experience is a complex task with multiple dimensions. This article aims to contribute to the field of accessibility in museums by discussing the three main stages of designing the Wise Stones Accessible Circuit, a five-year project which aimed to enhance access at the MM Gerdau Museum in Brazil by creating an interactive tactile exhibit displaying original artifacts from the museum's collection. A participatory methodology was adopted throughout the project in which 37 professionals from multidisciplinary fields at various institutions, and 151 visitors, who performed a formal evaluation of the digital interactives, were involved. Conclusions and implications of designing accessible digital interactives, with feedback from as wide range a of visitors as possible, are presented. Although the project's main goal was to enhance the museum experience for persons with disabilities, it ended up benefitting all visitors.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Vaz, R.; Veiga, A.C.R.; Fernandes, Paula O. (2020). Wise stones: an interactive accessible circuit designed to enhance the experiences of visitors with disabilities. In Inclusive Digital Interactives: Best Practices + Research. Access Smithsonian & Institute for Human Centered Design & MuseWeb. Chapter 8, p. 185-218.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.slug	cv-prod-2736319
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/25082
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Access Smithsonian & Institute for Human Centered Design & MuseWeb	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Museums	pt_PT
dc.subject	Wise stones	pt_PT
dc.title	Wise stones: an interactive accessible circuit designed to enhance the experiences of visitors with disabilities	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage	218	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	185	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Inclusive Digital Interactives: Best Practices + Research	pt_PT
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