Accessibility Publications
Design
for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook
Designed to help organizations not only comply with Section 504 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act, but to assist in making access an integral
part of planning, mission, programs, outreach, meetings, budget and staffing.
Copies
of the book can be ordered through the National Assembly of State
Arts Agencies web site. The publication can be downloaded
at no charge in Portable Document Format (PDF).
The Accessible
Museum: Model Programs of Accessibility for Disabled and Older People
By the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Association of
Museums, 1993. Profiles a wide variety of museums, including art, natural
history, and historic museums that have exemplary accessibility programs.
Order number YAX221.
Price $35 (AAM members) and $40 (non-members). Shipping and handling $5.00.
Mail to: the American Association of Museums (AAM) Bookstore, 1575 Eye
Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC
20005. To order by phone, call 202/289-9128 or FAX 202/289-6578.
Design
for Aging: An Architects Guide, by the National Endowment for the Arts
and the American Institute of Architects, 1986
A guide to help architects design housing and other kinds of facilities
that foster independence and better lifestyles for America's vast aging
population. Available from the American Institute of Architects, Bookstore,
1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006 -- Tel. 202/626-7475.
Price: $24.95.
Disabilities
Access Symbols Project: Promoting Accessible Places and Programs
By the National Endowment for the Arts and the Graphic Artists Guild Foundation,
1993. A package of 12 graphic symbols designed to assist museums, state
arts agencies, performing arts facilities, and other arts organizations
advertise that their programs are accessible to senior citizens and disabled
people. The symbols are available on camera-ready glossy paper and on
computer disks (IBM or MAC) , and are accompanied by explanatory text.
Available from the Graphic Artists Guild Foundation; 90 John Street, Suite
403; New York, NY 10038. Telephone 212/791-3400
or Fax: 212/791-0333.
Price: $12.95 plus $3.00 (shipping & handling).
Part of
Your General Public is Disabled
By Jan Majewski, 1987. A practical resource designed to raise the awareness
of museum personnel and offer solutions to problems disabled people face
at museums. Available from the Accessibility Program, Arts and Industries
Building, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20506 -- Telephone 202/786-2942.
Smithsonian
Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design
By Jan Majewski, 1987. A practical resource designed to raise the awareness
of museum personnel and offer solutions to problems disabled people face
at museums. Available from the Accessibility Program, Arts and Industries
Building, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20506 -- Telephone 202/786-2942.
Americans
With Disabilities Act Acessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
and other free technical assistance materials are available from the Architectural
and Transportation Barriers Board; 1331 F Street NW,
Washington, DC 20004-1111. Tel. 800/USA-ABLE (Voice/TT).
Also available
online.
The following publications are available through the Office of
AccessAbility, Room 724 - Tel. 202/682-5532. All copies are free and can
be ordered from the Webmanager.
Please include your name and address.
Community
Development Block Grant Report
A research report on how arts organizations across the country used Federal
funds to remove barriers (e.g. install elevators and ramps); and how to
apply for these grants to make access improvements through state and city
governments. Also available
online (PDF).
Chairman's
Annual Summary of Activities Relating to Older Americans
Describes Endowment efforts and support for activities involving older
people. Also available
online.
Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards
by the Government Printing Office, 1984. Presents uniform standards for
the design, construction and alteration of buildings so that physically
disabled persons will have ready access to them. Also available online.
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