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An Accessible Past
Making Historic Sites Accessible
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2023
Summary
An Accessible Past helps historic sites overcome barriers to accessibility by clarifying what historic sites must do in order to be legally compliant; in addition, this edited volume provides case studies of creative ways visitors can engage with the museum while retaining the historic integrity of the places and spaces in question. This book will help readers think outside the box when it comes to accessibility at historic sites, regardless of their size or budget.
This book is for practitioners and students in the fields of public history and museum studies.
Offers practical and low-cost ideas for increasing accessibility at historic sites, while retaining the historic integrity of the places and spaces in question.
Provides an overview of legal obligations and ideas for making historic sites accessible.
Demonstrates how, by being more accessible, historic sites and museums will be able to invite new audiences to their locations, strengthening the sustainability of these organizations and promoting the relevancy of history to more visitors than in the past.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-6825-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-6827-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
274
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
A Few Notes on Language No access
Preface No access
1. Setting the Stage: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACCESS AT HISTORIC SITES No access
2. Getting Started No access
3. Making the Past Accessible No access
4. Small Museums, Big Decisions: BALANCING ACCESSIBILITY AND AUTHENTICITY AT THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE No access
5. Accidentally Accessible: WHEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION LEADS TO INCLUSIVE INNOVATIONS No access
6. In Pursuit of an Equitable Experience: THE MOLLY BROWN HOUSE MUSEUM ACCESS LOUNGE No access
7. Subway Sleuths: NOT YOUR TYPICAL MUSEUM PROGRAM No access
8. Accessibility Evolving at The Henry Ford No access
9. Making Vanishing Structures Accessible: PROVIDING VIRTUAL TOURS OF ENDANGERED HISTORIC SITES IN LOUISIANA No access
10. On Track for Access No access
11. Accessibility at the Intrepid Museum: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES No access
12. Building a History: RELATIONSHIPS AS ACCESSIBILITY No access
13. Creating Access for Patients and Caregivers Through Museo-Medical Partnerships No access
14. Breaking Barriers to History No access
15. Creating an Immersive Accessible Experience at Mt. Cuba Center No access
16. Toward an Accessible Future: ACCELERATING DISABILITY JUSTICE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION No access
Appendix A. Resources No access Pages 239 - 242
Bibliography No access Pages 243 - 262
Index No access Pages 263 - 268
About the Editor No access Pages 269 - 270
About the Contributors No access Pages 271 - 274
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