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Take a tour of ten national parks in this overview of the ways in
which they can be accessed by those with physical, sensory and
learning limitations and their companions. The National Parks of
the U.S. are some of the most sought-after travel destinations in
the world. But a visit to any one of them may seem daunting to
someone with hearing, seeing, or other physical challenges. What
many may not know is that the National Parks offer help to those
with access needs. Here, Simon Hayhoe takes readers on a tour of
ten National Parks and the accessibility options available to
visitors and their companions. He covers three regions of national
parks in the east, center and west of the US. The eastern parks
include Acadia National Park in Maine, the Everglades National Park
in Florida and the Gettysburg National Military Park in
Pennsylvania. The central parks include Grand Canyon National Park
in Arizona, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, Yellowstone
National Park, which is mostly in Wyoming and Zion National Park in
Utah. The western parks include Denali National Park in Alaska,
Olympic National Park in Washington State and Yosemite National
Park in California. Knowing how and where to tap into access points
is the first step on your journey. So come along, and let this work
guide you.
Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums seeks to answer two
questions: 1.Given the guiding principle of visual art being
understood only by sight, what do people understand when sight is
diminished or not there? 2.Moreover, given the experience of
blindness, what are the effects of vision loss or no vision on a
cultural identity in art? It does this by exploring seven in-depth
case studies of visitors to the education department at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the experiences of
leading groups by two teachers. In addition, this book includes
findings from participant observations in classes and touch tours
for blind and visually impaired people at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. After reading this book, readers will understand both
passive and active social exclusion from the museum's facilities
(active exclusion is defined as a deliberate act of exclusion based
on the belief that blind people are incapable of understanding
visual art, whereas passive exclusion is defined as exclusion
resulting from an aspect of miseducation, such as inappropriate
building design or learning materials, or a lack of training,
knowledge, resources, access materials or buildings).
Written for anyone with disabilities or other physical challenges
that make travel more difficult, this book offers information on
access, learning, and visiting in 12 of the most visited cities in
the US. It reviews the accessible technologies and a 5-step plan
for supporting people with access needs.
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