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Cultural Accessibility: Principles and Practices
The first of the four distance learning courses that make up the training offer of "Personeper. Accessibility in cultural venues," a national training plan designed to improve the accessibility of spaces, content, and services in cultural venues, is available on demand. In five hours, open to everyone, the course "Cultural Accessibility: Principles and Practices" promotes a complex, critical, and design-oriented vision of accessibility, covering history and regulations, biases and languages, barriers and solutions.
Progettare accessibile
A new professional development program offered by "Personeper. Accessibility in cultural venues," the national training program designed to improve the accessibility of spaces, content, and services in cultural venues, is available for on-demand access. Aimed at architects and designers, the program consists of three 10-hour courses. "Progettare accessibile" redefines the concept of accessibility and explores its full range, encouraging participants to move beyond mere regulatory compliance and embrace the principles of Design for All.
"Accessibility Without Borders" call for applications online
Selected professionals will participate in a study trip to Helsinki or Lisbon, where they will explore topics of inclusion and accessibility within museums, archives, and libraries.
Museum accessibility starts online
An analysis on website accessibility of Italian Luoghi della cultura. A focus is on Italian and European laws.
The first National Training Plan on "Accessibilità nei luoghi della cultura"
Improving the accessibility of institutions and cultural sites, reducing physical, sensory, and cognitive obstacles and barriers that limit participation in cultural heritage. This is the goal of Personeper. Accessibilità nei luoghi della cultura, the national training plan for those working in cultural places to enhance the accessibility of spaces, content, and services.
"Il museo accogliente", Daniele Jalla
Designed for the use of the reception, security, and surveillance staff but, as it turns out, of interest to all museum professionals and aspiring museum professionals, the volume Il museo accogliente. Manuale di pratica museale by Daniele Jalla is available, published by the Scuola nazionale del patriomonio e delle attività culturali. Available in open access, in print format, and digital format.
How does one train on accessibility?
In this article, Paolo Marabotto illustrates the initiatives launched by the Accademia di Belle Arti di Frosinone aimed at involving people with cognitive disabilities through functional training programs.