Beyond the Basics of Access NEMA November 9, 2016 Maria

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Agenda Introduction: Framing everything for inclusion Participant Take away Foundation for an inclusive environment Legal Obligations & Policies Social Media & Web Design Multimedia Tours 4. What Would You Do? 5. Now Where Do I Start? 6. Q & A, Resources Maria

Session Take away Who is here today? What you are looking for in today’s session? Maria Write on whiteboard or easel paper for the end

Framing everything for inclusion Universal Design All ages, all demographics Range of disability Self-assessment Staff training Priorities Inclusive practices Designated ADA/504 coordinator Maria Write on whiteboard or easel paper for the end

Section 504 and the ADA Rehabilitation Act of 1973/Section 504 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and amended 2010 Civil Rights Law Live Legislation Access to physical building Effective communication Programmatic access Nora

Policy Development Don’t wait until a situation arises to think about… Staff Training Grievance Procedure Service Animals Motorized Mobility Devices Effective Communication Allergens Personal Care Attendants Personal Assistance Emergency Preparedness

Policy Development Include all stakeholders and affected parties Be prepared to re-examine policies Communicate policies to staff and volunteers System for continual training, education, and professional development

What’s your policy? Service Animals Service animals, ADA definition: dogs or miniature horses. Two questions: Is the animal a service animal? What task has the animal has been trained to perform? Emotional support animals – be prepared

and Motorized Mobility Devices Power wheelchairs Scooters Segways

Universal Design The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

UD 7 Principles equitable use flexibility in use simple and intuitive perceptible information tolerance for error low physical effort size and space for approach and use

Social media Use clear language. Avoid acronyms and abbreviations, when possible. Describe images and pictures in your posts Caption all videos that you post Use hashtags (#) with CamelCase. Example: #LarryTheGuideDog is much clearer than #larrytheguidedog. Easier to read, both for people and for screen reading software Place hashtags (#), mentions (@) and links at the end of your posts, when possible. Keeps contents clearer and is easier for screen readers.

Web design Describe images using ALT TEXT (blind, low vision) Transcripts of videos (Deaf, HoH, ESOL) Use images and diagrams to support text (Deaf, HoH, cognitive) Caption videos (Deaf, HoH, ESOL) Descriptive links, buttons and headings (blind, low vision, cognitive) Plan for keyboard only use (blind, low vision, physical) Use html5 Plain language, simple sentences and bullets (everyone!) Linear, logical layout (everyone!)

Web design

Web design WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool http://wave.webaim.org/ Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php Home Office “Dos and Don’ts” web design posters https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/02/dos-and- donts-on-designing-for-accessibility/ Making PDFs accessible http://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/ and https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating- accessible-pdfs.html

Multi Media Tours APPs, Rental devices, owned devices Repurposed content Video? Captions, ASL Audio Description and Descriptive stops Self-guiding Live guides

What would you do? Break into smaller groups and strategize response and direction of scenario. Report back. Maria

Resources on Improving Accessibility New England ADA Center www.newenglandADA.org Cultural Access New England – CANE www.CA-NE.org WAVE online tools to evaluate your website www.Webaim.org Museum Access Consortium - NYC Metro Area www.cityaccessny.org/mac.php

Resources on Improving Accessibility MS Dream Center “Accessible RI” www.access-ri.org Rhode Island State Arts Council RISCA www.arts.ri.gov VSA Rhode Island www.vsartsri.org Rhode Island College Sherlock Center www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter

National Organizations www.arts.gov/accessibility/ National Endowment for the Arts www.vsarts.org -access to arts and culture www.easterseals.org www.thearc.org - intellectual and developmental disabilities www.nad.org – Natl. Assn. of the Deaf www.nfb.org and www.acb.org Natl. orgs. of blind people www.spinalcord.org and Independent Living Centers

Session Take Away / Q&A

Contact Information Hannah Goodwin, Manager of Accessibility Museum of Fine Arts, Boston hgoodwin@mfa.org / 617-894-8807 Nora A. Nagle, ADA and 504 Accessibility Coordinator Museum of Science, Boston nnagle@mos.org / 617-589-3102 Maria F. Cabrera, Supervisor, Community Relations mcabrera@mos.org/ 617 589-0418