ABSTRACT

Embracing an inclusive mindset within museums is necessary to further accessibility and transform the role of museums in a changing society to more effectively foster diversity. A brief overview of the history of laws related to people with disabilities and the role of centralized museum associations sets accessibility as a concept within cultural and social structures, and is followed by three case studies that reveal how social norms and attitudes must first change before museum policies and procedures related to accessibility can be implemented effectively. These comparisons show remarkable common ground between institutions on both sides of the Atlantic and across the United States despite significant political and cultural differences. The dialogue presented here can only be a start for a further transatlantic exchange of how to move beyond inclusion as a “box to be ticked” to incorporating it as a fundamental asset in the conception of museum work in the twenty-first century.

摘要

在博物馆中融入包容性思维是进一步扩大可及性并转变博物馆在不断变化的社会中的作用以更有效地促进多样性的必要条件。简要概述与残疾人有关的法律历史以及中央博物馆协会的作用，将无障碍获取作为文化和社会结构内的一个概念，然后进行三个案例研究，揭示在博物馆之前首先必须如何改变社会规范和态度与可访问性相关的政策和程序可以得到有效实施。这些比较表明，尽管存在重大的政治和文化差异，但大西洋两岸和美国各地的机构之间有着显着的共同点。