1. Beyond the Basics of Access
NEMA
November 9, 2016
Maria

2. Elevator video

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. and Motorized Mobility Devices
Power wheelchairs
Scooters
Segways

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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!)

15. Web design

16. Web design
WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Home Office “Dos and Don’ts” web design posters donts-on-designing-for-accessibility/
Making PDFs accessible and accessible-pdfs.html

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

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

19. Resources on Improving Accessibility
New England ADA Center
Cultural Access New England – CANE
WAVE online tools to evaluate your website
Museum Access Consortium - NYC Metro Area

20. Resources on Improving Accessibility
MS Dream Center “Accessible RI”
Rhode Island State Arts Council RISCA
VSA Rhode Island
Rhode Island College Sherlock Center

21. National Organizations
National Endowment for the Arts
-access to arts and culture
- intellectual and developmental disabilities
– Natl. Assn. of the Deaf
and Natl. orgs. of blind people
and Independent Living Centers

22. Session Take Away / Q&A

23. Contact Information
Hannah Goodwin, Manager of Accessibility
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston /
Nora A. Nagle, ADA and 504 Accessibility Coordinator
Museum of Science, Boston /
Maria F. Cabrera, Supervisor, Community Relations