Programming for People with Special Needs : a Guide for Museums and Historic Sites /

The book features the seven keys to creating effective programming for people with special needs, especially elementary and secondary students with intellectual disabilities:Sensitivity and awareness trainingPlanning and communicationTimingEngagement and social/life skillsObject-centered and inquiry...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stringer, Katie, 1986-
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.
Series:	American Association for State and Local History.
Subjects:	Museums and people with disabilities. Learning disabled. Museum buildings > Barrier-free design. Museums and people with disabilities > United States. Learning disabled > United States. Museum buildings > Barrier-free design > United States. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Museum Administration & Museology. REFERENCE > General. TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Museums, Education, and Accessibility; 2 Sensitivity and Awareness; 3 Universal Design at Museums and Historic Sites; 4 Model Programs of Accessibility at Museums in the United States; 5 A Case Study and Model for Museums and Historic Sites; 6 Conclusion; List of Appendices; Appendix A: Tenement Museum Language Processing Disorder Strategies; Appendix B: Tenement Museum Asperger's Syndrome Strategies; Appendix C: Sam Davis Home Museum Scavenger Hunt; Appendix D: Sam Davis Home "Life under the Gun" Script.
Appendix E: Sam Davis Home "Seasons on the Farm" ScriptSuggested Readings; Index.