[accessibleimage] Newsweek article - Excellent!

Hi,
Forwarding link to an excellent article in Newsweek, Blind Spot, sent by Marie at Art Beyond Sight.
Extract from

'Accessibility' is not very descriptive," says Nina Levent, executive director of New York's Art Education for the Blind. "The issue is, do people come to museums to ride elevators and use bathrooms, or do they come to have a meaningful social and aesthetic experience?"
...Still, she says, museums need to change their way of thinking: the DOJ suit is not a legal threat but an educational opportunity. "The museums are very nervous. But them being nervous has not led to excellent programming. It became a legal issue as opposed to an issue of education and outreach," she says.


Best,
Lisa





Lisa Yayla
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