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An informational tool to gain additional knowledge about disability and tips for social etiquette and positive interactions.
This resource from the National Endowment for the Arts is designed to help museum curators and other staff members comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and assist them in making access an integral part of their organization's planning, mission, programs, outreach, meetings, budget and staffing.
Virtual museum that promotes understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling and interpreting their stories.
Information and resources for educators and youth interested in increasing awareness or beginning programs about disability history.
Information from the National Park Service on the FDR memorial.
Developed by Gallaudet University, History Through Deaf Eyes is a traveling social history exhibition aligning nearly 200 years of United States history with the experiences of deaf people.
Contains virtual exhibits documenting various aspects of the history of individuals with disabilities, as well as an extensive bibliography.
Touch the Invisible Sky is a 60-page book with color images of nebulae, stars, galaxies and some of the telescopes that captured the original pictures. Each image is embossed with lines, bumps and other textures. These raised patterns translate colors, shapes and other intricate details of the cosmic objects, allowing visually impaired people to experience them.
The Office for AccessAbility works to make the arts accessible for people with disabilities, older adults, veterans and people living in institutions.
Quick-reference accessibility information for all of the Smithsonian's 16 museums and other public facilities, such as the locations of companion care restrooms and general information about parking and transportation to the museums.
Maps showing disabled access entrances to Smithsonian museums.
Answers to common questions regarding accessibility for people with disabilities at Smithsonian museums, including information on parking, wheelchair rental and TTY numbers.
Links to information on artifacts related to the disability rights movement that are currently at the Smithsonian, including Helen Keller's watch and Ed Roberts's wheelchair.
Information from the Smithsonian on how to create exhibitions that are accessible for all people.
Information on programs and services offered by the Smithsonian for people with disabilities.
The Congressional Special Services Office (CSSO) provides a variety of services for staff and visitors with disabilities including adaptive tours of the Capitol building, wheelchair loans and interpreting services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a society where people with disabilities (including physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities) can learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
This exhibition, which was held at the National Museum of American History from July 2000-2001 and is now available on the Web, looks at the efforts people with disabilities and their families and friends to secure the civil rights guaranteed to all Americans.
A list of documents that includes suggestions on how to relate and communicate with and about people with disabilities.
