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Detailedinformation
Artsthatare availableon the MGnswwebsite
brochurespreparedby Accessible

Museumand Possiblesolutions
Gallery
considerations
Publictransport finO outtne nearestpublictransportstopto yourlocationandwhatsortof
andvehicle disabledaccesstheYProvide.
access Provideinformation in brochures andwebsiteincluding typeof public
transport, generalhoursof operation, timingbetweenservicesanddistance
fromihe trinsportstopto yoursite(mentionif it is a flat routeor not)
Provideinformation aboutcarparking on siteor nearbyincluding any
associated costs,disability carparking spaces and the distanceto the
entrance
Entrance fnsure the entranceis easyto locatethroughappropriate signageetc.
lncludeinformation aboutdisabledaccessis includedin entrancesignage,
brochures andwebsite.In particular directionsfor vehiclessuchas which
entranceto useand howcloseto the entrancevehiclescan come
lf thereare steps,canyoufit a rampor providean alternative dignifiedentry
oointfor people with phvsical disabilities?
Signage Uselarge,clearfontssuchas Arialor Helvetica
includinglabels Wherepossiblepositionsignageat eye level(signsat floorlevelaredifficult
andwallpanels to readwith bifocalglasses)
Largeprintversionsof materialcan be easilyproducedby photocopy
enlarging originalmaterial "bringthe upstalrs
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upperfloors down"through
o Providing largeformatphotosof the rooms
o Bringingsomesmallexhibition itemsdownfor visitors
o Developinq a videoor interactive aboutthe rooqs
Circulation ffitherearesmallroomSsuchasinahousemuSeum.
In largersettingsyou mayneedto considerrestspots
o Ensuretherea clearpathsfor visitorsto movethroughspaces
e Considerhowwheelchairs, pramsandwalkingframesare ableto move
throughspaces-if you havetightareasyou mayneedto havephotosof
exhibitsor guideswho can bringsmallitemsto visitors
Multimedia a Providetranscripts or textdescriptions of recordings
exhibitions a Provideaudiodescription of visualmaterial
o Talkto organizations suchas Technical Aidsfor the Disabledaboutthe
oreoaration of multimedia materialfor peoplewithdisabilities
Website tingvisitorsin preparingfor a visitto
yourmuseum/gallery.
Lnsurethatyourwe-bsite is accessible by complying withtheW3Cguidelines.
Furtherinformation is available throughVisionAustralia
www.visionaustraIia.org.au/webaccessabiIity
Publicfacilities Disabledtoiletsandfacilities for carerswithyoungchildren(suchas a cnange
tableor a quietspaceto feeda baby)will makeyourmus
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