Post-pandemic opportunities for visually impaired museum visitors

The next talk of the ‘Disability and the Cultural Sector’ seminar series will be given by Dr Rafie Cecilia, who will explore the long-term positive and negative effects of the pandemic on the physical and digital museum experience of disabled visitors.
 
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a severe impact on museums and the cultural sector. Changes in the museum experience potentially pose a threat to the experience of disabled visitors, as they create new barriers to access the environment and the collection. This presentation reflects on the long-term positive and negative effects of the pandemic on the physical and digital museum experience of disabled visitors. It shares findings on how new embodied and digital practices can become long-term opportunities to enhance inclusion, rather than another barrier for disabled visitors.