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The MAS Reading Group will focus on a single book/resource at a time, with each session focusing on a selected section of the assigned materials. There will be a two-week period between sessions. In each session we will hold an open forum discussion, share the content, additional resources, and discuss how to apply them to member institutions’ policies and practices.
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MAS Reading Group – Summer 2025 (6 sessions)
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THE MUSEUM ACCESSIBILITY SPECTRUM: Re-Imagining Access and Inclusion
Edited by Dr Alison F. Eardley and Vanessa E. Jones, 2025 by Routledge
https://saskmuseums.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/9781040309018.pdf
The Museum Accessibility Spectrum engages with discussions around access to museums and argues that what is impairing the progress of museums towards inclusion is the current ableist model of access.
This constructively critical approach is taken to practice-based chapters, using case studies and approaches from around the globe, split into three main sections: Disability Gain, Social and Cultural Inclusion, and Agents of Social Change.
The international, cross-disciplinary contributions in this volume are driven by research-informed practice and will transform existing thinking to change future practice within the museum sector by challenging this ableist bias.
Session 2: Section 2 – Disability Gain (Article 3: Feeling Our Way pg 29-46, Article 6: Seeing the Deaf Visitor pg 74-89)
- Thursday, June 26, 2025
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
- Online via Zoom
