Hello everybody,
For two of my research thesis, I wasn't able to decide which one to pick. My goal for this week is to make the final decision.
1: How can Museums improve their accessibility for the deaf community? Also, I want to expand ideas of how to reach out the deaf audiences. Like I have mentioned in my previous post that how museums can try to improve their accessibility since individuals have their own preferences. To receive the information, I am planning to contact Ruth Starr since she is now working as an Accessibility Service expert. I would like to connected deaf communities by providing their needs for accessibility when they visit the museums. Also, I plan to come up with new ideas to support people with hearing loss by providing their preferred mode of communication. It is important that all of the visitors to the museums experience the exhibit equally and in ways that enable them to make lasting connections. If they not having their needs met during their visit, future discussions might not take place and visitors feel left out of the experience.
KALISHER, ELANA. 1998. "Reexamining Diversity: A Look At The Deaf Community In Museums". Curator: The Museum Journal 41 (1): 13-35. doi:10.1111/j.2151-6952.1998.tb00811.x.
Renel, William. 2019. "Sonic Accessibility: Increasing Social Equity Through The Inclusive Design Of Sound In Museums And Heritage Sites". Curator: The Museum Journal 62 (3): 377-402. doi:10.1111/cura.12311.
2020. D1wqtxts1xzle7.Cloudfront.Net. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/54407397/Bailey_Westerhoff_Thesis_July_2017.pdf?1505166315=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DIncreasing_Accessibility_Services_for_D.pdf&Expires=1600281316&Signature=DkqOCXOfFDkQ9WxmEqoXnPlX7cVhrSvB9gmacLyraS7LrowMIQhgqxglsI4ntrcKnqE~4iL-NXW0w5X4YuafY6H2AodYcuCUO61rxKdGHqqBx4aVEox1MxzvaSAVGjr~G3yJM9mh-LQc73RaEAa8MYS1iANQMK5UOARWMRGmXXr8nB5okBIyxlohooDRSnxK~-ZK1R6Xw15B22mDc0V2wnKKYENFEo1ZwRy2glfe6ff-BtM2lnNL4pMsuS-KW-qgAdeZol2tmVFv9Sm4kKfvugMbVWO2oRh3UELAcpty1j6Cq-wVYJcy6tRYMutPOK7IWlJud0vMvnF6evxVtBgmtw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA.
2: What should the museums do with the stolen objects? The main focus will be on stolen arts during the Second World War. I would like to find out more information based on museums that do hold on to stolen arts. The case studies I plan to research will support the families' wishes for their lost artwork. For this research, I will work on discovering information by contacting some of the museums.
Hi Amara, great topics. The first one might be possible to examine in a more focused way by discussing with Ruth, but also by asking our local museum community here in Rochester. How do museums provide access here? In addition to Ruth, you might connect with Wendy Dannels https://www.rit.edu/directory/wadnet-wendy-dannels (My spring class visited her on a trip to NTID/Dyer). She is doing research on technologies for captioning for museum visitors.
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