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Accessibility of European museums to visitors with visual impairments
Abstract
People who have visual impairments exceed 250 million persons worldwide and represent an important cohort of museum visitors. However, they experience many constraints to participation in daily life. Few studies analyse the accessibility of museums to visitors with visual impairments, and many are confined to a single museum and to a small set of strategies for improving accessibility. This article aims to identify a broad set of strategies to increase the accessibility of museums to visitors with visual impairments and analyse the accessibility of museums in four European cities. Conclusions and implications for policy-makers and museum managers, designed to promote the creation of inclusive museums, are presented.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mesquita, S., & Carneiro, M. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Aveiro (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Mesquita, Susana
- Venue
- Disability & Society
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-03-15
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 373-388
- ISSN
- 0267-4645 (ISSN-L)
- 0968-7599
- 1360-0508
- OpenAlex
- W2344222859
- Cited by
- 106
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 85.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Disability & Society (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Museology › Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disability Rights and Representation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Keywords
- museum accessibility, visual impairment, inclusive museums, accessibility strategies, European museums, museum management, disability policy
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