Create your own visit: a Review of Visually Impaired Visitors access at Museum | ||||
| International Journal of Eco-Cultural Tourism, Hospitality Planning and Development | ||||
| Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 1-17 PDF (854.8 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijecth.2022.268284 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Esraa Yosri Elgueziry | ||||
| Curator of collections at Graeco Roman Museum PhD research scholar in Museum and Heritage Studies, Tourism and Hotels Faculty, Helwan University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The lifeblood of museum exhibits is visitors. The disabled are a category of visitors whose demands are different from those of the majority of other visitors, and therefore deserve special attention. According to the World Health Organization, anyone who has a limitation or lack of ability to execute an activity in the manner or within the range regarded normal for a human being may be referred to as being "disabled." People with disabilities should have access to museums and galleries, and their requirements should be properly taken into account in many different contexts. Nowadays, the majority of museums all over the wold focus on "handicapped" people with disabilities and their needs, while few focus on visually impaired people. The goal of this paper is to support the social rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired persons by making them feel confident museum visitors and by providing them with the chance to comprehend their museum tour more fully. Accordingly, this paper will show that the blind person has been given abilities by the all-powerful God, but if he desires it and has the motivation to do so, he can invest these abilities to enable him to live independently without the need for anyone else. However, this is only possible when the society makes him feel like a member of it by involving him in the community. How many healthy individuals lack the drive, imagination, and productivity that those who are blind do? Making Egyptian Museums more accessible for blind or visually impaired visitors is a desired goal. Encourage them to visit the museum without a help from anybody through designing a special lane “Tactile Paving”. This demonstrates that our ability to produce in life is ultimately determined by our inner intelligence, psychology, soul, and inner strength, not by any physical limitations or external factors. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Accessibility; disabled; engaging community; visually impaired; tactile paving; inclusion | ||||
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