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			Other Resources Accessibility Language • People with disabilities want to be viewed with respect and dignity like anyone else. • Language has enormous power to include or exclude. Our language must promote inclusion. • A simple way to remember appropriate language regarding people with disabilities is to think of "people first" language that is respectful and emphasizes the person, not the disability. More ... Architectural Accessibility For consultation about architectural accessibility, we recommend Universal Designers and Consultants 6 Grant Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 (301) 270-2470, Fax: (301) 270-8199 www.UniversalDesign.com Arts and Humanities Accessibility Checklist This tool to help evaluate an organization's accessibility is available as a PDF at http:// www.nea.gov/resources/Accessibility/Planning/Step6.pdf The Checklist is based on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG) from the United States Access Board, a Federal agency committed to accessible design, at http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/about/index.htm. Audio Description Solutions Audio Description Solutions provides on-site training for theatre, film/video, and museum/exhibit describers as well as professional audio description production for films/videos and museums/exhibits. www.AudioDescriptionSolutions.com Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook Design for Accessibility is a how-to reference and resource guide for integrating older adults and people with disabilities into all aspects of an arts organization—from planning and design to marketing and technical assistance. More ... Disability Access Symbols The Graphic Artists Guild Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts have developed symbols to advertise access services. More ... Legal Guidelines and Standards The Access Board's ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) is the basis for the standards, which are used to enforce the ADA. Each Federal agency issues its own standards, most of which closely follow ADAAG. The standards are the rules that must be followed, not the Board's guidelines. More ...   Arts Accessibility Solutions 717.624.4860 • 717.624.4490 fax 110 Lincoln Way West New Oxford, PA 17350-1314 Click to send an e-mail inquiry: info@ArtsAccessibilitySolutions.com What We Do | How We Work | Who We Are | Other Resources | Home © Arts Accessibility Solutions (sm) - 2006
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