Enhancing Cultural Experience

by Designing for Inclusion !

Janice Majewski, IHCD Misa Lund, wHY

Margaret Matz, Paola Barcarolo, Milestone Architecture

Museum!Entrance !

Whites Only!

?

Would you place this sign at the entrance to your exhibition?

Ancient Vessels!

Exhibition!

Gays May Not Participate

Then why say the same for people who are blind or have low vision ?

Would you post this sign in your museum gallery?

Then why send that message with uncaptioned videos to

people who are deaf or hard of hearing?

Disability Rights !

are Civil Rights!

The ADA is Comprehensive!

Civil Rights Legislation!

That Is Almost 25 Years Old!

Three Important Facts

•  Inclusion is a right, not an option.

•  Inclusion is a smart choice for museums.

•  Designing for inclusion ensures that museums sustain an audience for a longer, richer period of time.

Number of adults with a disability in U.S. 56.7M (2012 U.S. Census)  

•  Most  common  reasons  for  func.onal  limita.on  of  adults  in  the  US:    arthri.s,  back    problems,  heart  disease,  respiratory  disease  

•  3.6  M  use  wheelchairs  or  scooters,  projected  to  grow  to  4.3  in  2030.  

•  30.6  M  have  difficulty  walking  or  climbing  stairs  

Most prevalent types of disabilities for children in the U.S.: 13.1% of all

youth age 3-21: •  Specific learning disabilities 4.9% •  Speech or Language impairments

2.9% •  Other health impairments 1.9% •  Intellectual disability .9% •  Emotional disturbance .8% •  Autism .8% •  Developmental delay .7%

80% are based in the brain

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2012) for years 2009-2010

50% of People 65 and Older Have Disabilities (2010 U.S. Census)

40.3 million •  People 65 and older in the United States in 2010 – 13% of the

total population. In 2010, the age group was larger than in any other decennial census: 31.2 million in 1990 and 35.0 million in 2000.

88.5 million •  Projected population in 2050 of people 65 and older in the U.S.

This age group would comprise 20 percent of the total population.

1.56 billion •  Projected population in 2050 of people 65 and older worldwide.

The percentage of the world's population 65 and older would increase from about 8 percent to about 17 percent between 2011 and 2050.

Varia%on  in  Ability  is  Ordinary  

Varia%on  is  not  special,  and  affects  most  of  us  for  at  least  part  of  our  lives.  

We  all  have  differences  in  skill  and  ability.    

Design  powerfully  and  profoundly  influences  everyone  and  our  sense  of  confidence,  comfort,  and  control.  

How can architecture and design

help eliminate discrimination?