Whether you are looking for access minded and inclusive programming or source materials for developing such offerings, here is a living list of resources for you to explore. If you have any suggestions for listings to add, please let me know.
RESOURCES
BAY AREA ACCESSIBLE ARTS OFFERINGS
Bay Area Accessible Performances web listing of audio described and ASL interpreted performances by Gravity Access Services:
Bay Area Accessible Performances
Museums for All, offering free and low-cost entry into local museums for MediCal and EBT card holders:
San Francisco Museums For All | sfhsa.org
Museum of Craft and Design, a smaller museum with big access offerings:
Museum of Craft and Design – MCD
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, larger museums with a longtime dedication to access:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | de Young and Legion of Honor
California Academy of Science, collaborating with the disability community to create accessible hands-on activities for their Nature Lab:
Mission: Regeneration – California Academy of Sciences
Ruth’s Table, small museum connected with Front Porch, offers accessible content and classes along with an annual disability centric art show:
MUSEUM ACCESS
Museum Access 90-minute course (free) by Rocky Mountain ADA Center:
Rocky Mountain ADA Training | ADA Accessibility in the Arts | Content
Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Design:
accessible-exhibition-design1.pdf
The Accessibility Checklist for Existing Facilities from the New England ADA Center:
Accessible Communication Guidelines from the American Alliance of Museums:
Accessible Communications Guidelines – American Alliance of Museums
LEGISLATIVE
Free Course on the 2010 ADA Standards from the Rocky Mountain ADA Center:
Rocky Mountain ADA Training | 2010 ADA Standards | Content
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design from the
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design | ADA.gov
ADA Checklist created in partnership by the Institute for Human Centered Design and the New England ADA Center:
ETIQUETTE
Disability Awareness and Etiquette from the RMADAC:
Rocky Mountain ADA Training | Disability Awareness and Etiquette | Content
Disability Language Guidelines provided by the Disability Center in Colorado Springs:
Blindness and Guide Dog Etiquette:
Blindness and Guide Dog Etiquette | Guide Dogs for the Blind
ACCESSIBLE / UNIVERSAL DESIGN
The Universal Design Project:
What is Universal Design? – The UD Project
Design for Accessibility, a Cultural Administrator’s Handbook from the National Endowment for the Arts:
Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator’s Handbook | National Endowment for the Arts
WEB / APPS
Web Accessibility Guidelines by the World Wide Web Consortium:
WWCAG 2 Overview | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
BOOKS / HARDCOPY
Book: The Art of Access
MAIA SCOTT 