The brattleboro museum and art center will enhance access for people with disabilities

The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center will enhance accessibility for people with disabilities through a $111,476 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301). Key activities include developing an accessible website with dedicated accessibility resources and inclusive online programming, as well as acquiring technology to facilitate inclusive interpretation of exhibits and accommodations for programs. Staff will receive training to develop and implement enabling programs and exhibits. This work supports the museum's larger effort to create an accessibility plan with community input and update offerings to better serve people with disabilities. The two-year project will make the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center a more inclusive community resource.

Project activities will include developing an accessible website with an accessibility page and inclusive online programs as well as training staff in developing and implementing enabling programs and exhibits. The museum will also invest in technology that facilitates inclusive interpretation of exhibits and accommodations for programs. This work is part of a larger effort to develop an accessibility plan with input from members of the community with disabilities, and then update museum offerings to better meet the needs of people with disabilities. As a result of this project, the museum will become a more inclusive space.