Toolkit Document
Examples
Resources
General
- Smithsonian Accessibility Program
- Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Design Access
- Kennedy Center Accessibility Program
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights Accessibility Program
- Institute of Museum and Library Services Accessibility Resources
- Museum of Science Universal Design for Museum Learning Experiences
Large Print Labels
- American Council of the Blind: Guidelines for Large Print Documents
- National Museum of Asian Art large print label examples
Verbal Descriptions
- Art Beyond Sight (learning tool)
- Coyote (open-source long-form annotation and description platform)
- Cooper Hewitt (exhibition)
- Guggenheim (example)
- Rubin Museum (verbal description and sensory tours with in-person tour example)
Programming
- Smithsonian Morning at the Museum (family programs for visitors with cognitive and sensory processing disabilities)
- See Me at Smithsonian (a program for adults with dementia and their care-partners [example at National Museum of African Art])
- Smithsonian American Art Museum (gallery talks in ASL)
Testing / Evaluation
- Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) – Evaluation Guide
Design Accessibility (Website, Exhibitions, Graphics, etc.)
- Downloadable Disability Access Symbols
- Smithsonian Exhibition Design Guidelines
- Smithsonian Publication Design Guidelines
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) – Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator’s Handbook
- Website Accessibility Checker and Validator
- WCAG 2.0 Checklist
- The A11Y Project Checklist – A Beginner’s Guide to Web Accessibility
- Contrast Checker
- Accessible Color Palette Builder
- Color Blindness Simulator
- Theme Design and Development Tools
Hardware and Tools
Legal Compliance
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – Regulations
- ADA National Network
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) – Accessibility Standards
