NMV Blind Access project- Photographic project 2007
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Purpose:One of the key roles of the NMV is to make the National Museum Bangkok more accessible to visitors. During 2007, the NMV began working on ways to encourage blind and low vision Thais and foreigners to visit and enjoy our Museum.
Partners:
The NMV is working in partnership with the Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB) and the National Museum Bangkok (NMB) to design and implement access programs for these visitors.
Actions:
Participants from these organisations are working in consultation with each other to develop touch programs. The NMB and TAB are working on the Thai programs and the NMV is designing the English programs. It is hoped that touch programs in other languages may be available in the future.
Background to the NMV Blind Access Project >>>
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With the generous assistance of Dr. Roxanna Brown, an NMV member and Director of the SE Asian Ceramics Museum at Bangkok University, blind participants from TAB as well as sighted participants from the NMV learned about ceramics through touch.
National Museum Bangkok
Access for All
Touch programs for people who are blind or have low vision
- In February 2008, in preparation for the pilots of the touch programs, staff from Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB) taught NMB curators and NMV members how to guide and give visual descriptions to blind and low vision visitors.
- On 23 February 2008, 20 blind Thai students learned about their heritage and history during the first touch pilot program at the NMB.
BKK Post article from 15 April 2008 as PDF file 193 KB
- On 5 July 2008, 20 blind Thai children will participate in the NMB's inaugural children's access program.
- During 2008, touch programs at the NMB will be developed so they are available on request for Thai and foreign visitors with vision loss.
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As an extension of the NMV’s Blind Access project, it is hoped that a specially designed Senses Room will be developed in the future for the use of all visitors. Planning for this will begin during 2008.
For more details, please contact:
Susy Barry susybarry@netspace.net.au