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An accessible past : making historic sites accessible / edited by Heather Pressman.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Pressman, Heather, 1980- editor.
ProQuest ebook central
Series:
American association for state and local history
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Historic sites--Law and legislation--United States.
Historic sites.
Museums--Law and legislation--United States.
Museums.
Museums and people with disabilities--United States.
Museums and people with disabilities.
Museum buildings--Barrier-free design--United States.
Museum buildings.
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
People with disabilities.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023.
Contents:
Setting the stage
Getting started
Making the past accessible
Small museums, big decisions : balancing accessibility and authenticity at the Jacobus Vanderveer House / Sean Blinn
Accidentally accessible : when historic preservation limitations lead to inclusive innovations / Sarah Kirk
In pursuit of an equitable experience / Heather Pressman
Subway sleuths / Sara Thomson
Accessibility evolving at The Henry Ford / Caroline Braden
Making vanishing structures accessible : providing virtual tours of endangered slave and tenant farmer houses along the Cane River / Megan Reed
On track for access / Elizabeth Nosek
Accessibility at the intrepid museum : challenges and opportunities / Charlotte Martin
Building a history : relationships as accessibility / Jennifer Crane
Creating access for patients and caregivers through museo-medical partners / Kristy Van Hoven
Breaking barriers to history / Selena Moon
Creating an immersive accessible experience at Mt. Cuba Center / Charlotte Barrows PLA and Jennifer Lauer
Toward an acessible future : accelerating disability justice in historic preservation.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 03, 2024).
Other Format:
Print version: Accessible past
ISBN:
9781538168271
1538168278
Publisher Number:
40032092380
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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