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Color Contrast and Legibility on Exhibit Screens
How to choose text and background colors, type sizes and layouts so exhibit screens stay readable in real gallery conditions, from dim rooms to bright glass.
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Accessibility in Practice
Concrete ways to make exhibit media usable by more people.
Captions and Sign Language Options in Galleries
How galleries can offer captions, signed video and interpreted tours so deaf and hard of hearing visitors can access spoken exhibit audio, with practical planning tips.
Cognitive Accessibility and Simple Navigation
Practical ways to reduce memory load, confusing menus and time pressure in interactive exhibits so more visitors can find their way and finish what they start.
Designing for Low Vision Visitors
Beyond basic contrast: how magnification, brightness, spacing and viewing distance affect visitors with reduced sight, and what exhibit designers can do about it.
Hearing Loops and Support for Hard of Hearing Visitors
What hearing loops and other assistive listening systems do, where they fit in a gallery, and simple ways to make exhibit audio clearer for hard of hearing visitors.
Plain Language for Exhibit Text
How to write short, clear exhibit text that respects readers: sentence length, word choice, structure and testing, without simplifying ideas or talking down.
Reach Ranges and Screen Height for Wheelchair Users
How to place screens, buttons and controls so seated visitors can see and reach them, including reach ranges, knee clearance, approach space and viewing angles.
Screen Reader Support in Exhibit Interfaces
A general look at what screen readers and similar assistive software need from an interface: structure, labels, focus order and alternatives, in web and kiosk exhibits.
Sensory Friendly Exhibit Design
How to manage noise, flashing light, crowding and other sensory load in exhibit spaces so visitors who are sensitive to them can stay comfortable and choose their level.
Tactile Alternatives and Touchable Models
How touchable models, raised graphics and handling objects let blind and low vision visitors explore exhibit content, and what to consider in design, materials and care.
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