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Investing in disability heritage

Two visitors use a smart phone to scan a QR code that unlocks additional interpretation and audio guides about the Scottish national collection.

Visitors use a smartphone to access digital guides during their visit. Credit: National Galleries of Scotland.

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Reconnecting Scotland with its national collection

The National Galleries of Scotland has transformed the Scottish galleries in Edinburgh, with the needs of local – and global – audiences at the heart of the project.

Two people sit in chairs holding hands with their other hands touching the leaves of a potted plant. Wires run from the plant to pads on the people's wrists. A smiling person in a Sense t-shirt watches.

Taking an inclusive approach to evaluation helps measure a wider range of people’s engagement. Image: Sense.

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Involving disabled people in planning and evaluation makes heritage more inclusive

Sense and the National Trust’s innovative and flexible approach is making sure everyone’s experiences are represented.

An Asian brass band, with musicians and dancers dressed in colourful clothes, walking down a path in front of a stately home

An Indian brass band was part of the celebrations at Wentworth Woodhouse's outdoor family event, WE Wonder, in 2023.

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Turning a stately home into a ‘house of opportunity’

How one project has successfully engaged its community with their local heritage and created benefits beyond just visiting.

Four young people chatting and looking at a display of a small historical model settlement

Curating for Change Fellows at the Museum of London. Credit: Museum of London

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How to make recruitment fair and open to all

Curating for Change – the National Lottery-funded work placement programme for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent curators in museums – is challenging the heritage sector to consider equitable recruitment.

People in period costumes with children in front of an old train

Tour guides at the Foyle Valley Railway and Transport Museum posing with visitors. Credit: Destined

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Why you should involve people with lived experience in your heritage project

An interpretive centre run by people with learning disabilities is showcasing Derry/Londonderry’s historic railway heritage and highlighting the importance of inclusion.

The Science Museum in London had the highest score in the Heritage Access 2022 benchmark tool for online access information.

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Report: museums and heritage sites need to improve online accessibility information

A research project led by charity VocalEyes is calling for organisations to create a more inclusive environment for disabled visitors online – committing to equality, inclusion and anti-ableism.

Investing in disability heritage

Reconnecting Scotland with its national collection

Involving disabled people in planning and evaluation makes heritage more inclusive

Turning a stately home into a ‘house of opportunity’

How to make recruitment fair and open to all

Why you should involve people with lived experience in your heritage project

Report: museums and heritage sites need to improve online accessibility information

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