Open AccessAn Art History & Art Making Course for Blind Adults
Author(s) -
Street Thoma
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
disability studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2159-8371
pISSN - 1041-5718
DOI - 10.18061/dsq.v33i3.3740
Subject(s) - visually impaired , visual arts , the arts , visual arts education , class (philosophy) , art , history of art , contemporary art , psychology , art history , computer science , performance art , artificial intelligence , human–computer interaction , architecture
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.