An Art History & Art Making Course for Blind Adults

Authors

  • Street Thoma Philadelphia Museum of Art

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v33i3.3740

Keywords:

Philadelphia Museum of Art, museum accessibility, touch tours, visual description tours, audio description, blind artists, art education for people who are blind and visually impaired

Abstract

The manager of the Philadelphia Museum of Arts accessible programs gives a history of the institution’s services for people with disabilities, with particular attention to services for the blind and visually impaired.  These include descriptive tours, touch tours, three-dimensional tactile interpretations of two-dimensional works, and a long standing art history and art making class for blind and visually impaired students, Form in Art. 

 Key words:

Philadelphia Museum of Art, museum accessibility, touch tours, descriptive tours, audio description, blind artists, art education for the blind and visually impaired. 

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Published

2013-05-12

How to Cite

Thoma, S. (2013). An Art History & Art Making Course for Blind Adults. Disability Studies Quarterly, 33(3). https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v33i3.3740

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Section

Special Topic: Museum Experience and Blindness, Part 1: Best Practices