Thu, Oct 24

DSGN 3301: Community consultation and universal design

Today's objectives

  • Review VE mapping exercise
  • Review Reading (Art of Relevance)
  • Community consultation
    • Why
    • How
    • Levels
    • Techniques
  • Universal design
  • Physical accessibility
  • Media accessibility
  • Site visit
    • Preparing
    • Alternate tasks
    • Documenting

Presentations

Agenda

Agenda

Community consultation

Community consultation

Project Management

Project Management

Resources

Accessibility resources
Parks Canada Design Guidelines for Media Accessibility Brightspace link
Not recently updated, but frequently consulted
Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design Brightspace link
US-centric, but still valuable
ingenium accessibility standards for exhibitions
Published by Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
AccessAbility 2: A Practical Handbook on Accessible Graphic Design
Focuses on graphic design, but covers a range of topics
universaldesign.ie
Resources for universal design
Public consultation resources
https://www.iap2canada.ca
International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) - Canadian Chapter
http://www.theworldcafe.com
A modern replacement for traditional community meetings