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Designing 3-D prints for blind and partially sighted audiences in museums : exploring the needs of those living with sight loss
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Wilson, Paul, Griffiths, Susan, Williams, Ellis, Smith, M. Paul and Williams, Mark A. (2020) Designing 3-D prints for blind and partially sighted audiences in museums : exploring the needs of those living with sight loss. Visitor Studies, 23 (2). pp. 120-140. doi:10.1080/10645578.2020.1776562 ISSN 1064-5578.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10645578.2020.1776562
Abstract
Modern museum practice embraces equal access for all, but access for blind and partially-sighted (BPS) audience remains problematic given the ocularcentricity of museums. Many museum professionals and BPS visitors remain frustrated by the degree of accessibility on offer. The use of 3-D printed replicas as a handling surrogate represents a solution, allowing BPS visitors to engage tactually with museum content while minimizing risk. However, the design of such replicas is poorly researched. This exploratory examination of the design of 3-D printed replicas utilizes semi-structured interviews, sensory observations and content analysis to examine BPS perceptions of museum objects in the absence of interpretational support. Interpretation was dominantly multisensory, while participants found it easier to determine material traits than object traits, with textual, geometrical and optical properties being of use. Assistive approaches rather than major alterations were favored. Overall, museum professionals should consider how the process of 3-D printing influences BPS perception.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR T Technology > TS Manufactures |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Blind -- Printing and writing systems, Exhibitions for the blind , People with visual disabilities, Museums and people with visual disabilities , Three-dimensional printing , Perception, Museum exhibits, Museum exhibits -- Design , Museum exhibits -- Technological innovations | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Visitor Studies | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1064-5578 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2020 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 23 | ||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 120-140 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/10645578.2020.1776562 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 June 2020 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 25 December 2021 | ||||||||
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