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Welcome to the Western Australian Museums Disability Access and Inclusion Plan

Outline of the Museum’s information, services and facilities

The Museum is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities, their families and carers have the same opportunities, rights and responsibilities enjoyed as other members of the public to access the range of services, information and facilities it provides.The Museum’s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan builds on previous plans and covers the years 2007-2012 .  Strategies were considered with respect to the following areas:

• eight public sites in metropolitan and regional areas
List of facilities
Word document

List of facilities
PDF Document

 

 

  • commercial operations including seven shops, events function and venue hire;
  • Provision of School programs and activities;
  • Provision of Public programs and activities;
  • Exhibitions - travelling, permanent and temporary;
  • Public presentations and lectures;
  • Presentation of information to support the above activities.

In developing this plan, the Museum took the opportunity to review its previous Disability Services Plan and actively consult with the community, Museum staff and key stakeholders.  This plan has enabled the Museum to showcase some of its recent achievements and identify strategies specifically designed to enhance the experiences of people with disabilities when visiting or contacting the Museum.

The plan has six key outcome areas so that people with disabilities have the same access as other people to the Museum:

 

We are pleased to present this plan and look forward to achieving the outcomes that we have identified.

Disability Access & Inclusion Plan - Word Doc

 

Feedback

The plan is flexible and we encourage your feedback.

 

Alternative formats

This Plan is available upon request from a person with a disability in alternative formats. 

 

Contact

Please discuss your feedback or request for an alternative format with the Senior Policy Officer via telephone 9212 3806 or email reception@museum.wa.gov.au

 

INTERNET BROWSING
Screenreaders are also available from various software developers which can assist people with disabilities browsing the internet.
Examples include (links open in new window):

• Latest Recommendations from W3C •
This is a collection of pointers to information, and where possible, to demonstration versions of alternative browsing methods.
People with disabilities, whether temporary -- such as a slow connection or eyes "disabled" by having to watch traffic -- or permanent -- such as hearing, visual, physical or cognitive impairment -- use a wide range of alternative approaches, different from traditional mouse-and-screen-based browsers...

Jaws Screenreader from Freedom Scientific
The most popular screen reader worldwide, JAWS® for Windows works with your PC to provide access to today’s software applications and the Internet.

Outspoken from ALVA Access Group
The recipient of the prestigious Smithsonian award, OSM allows blind and visually impaired people to use the Macintosh computer (Mac OS 9.2).

OTHER SOFTWARE:
textHelp ScreenReader
ScreenReader is a user-friendly tool bar that allows your PC to read text in any Windows-based application. You can have your email, Web pages, or documents read aloud to you, even listen to confirm numbers being typed into a spreadsheet. The full version of the program includes many voices.

Window-Eyes | Braille Sense | Small-Talk Ultra | Portable Senseview
Since 1990, GW Micro has listened to screen-reader users and incorporated many of their suggestions into one powerful product: Window-Eyes. The result? A wide variety of speech features and the flexibility needed for running many of today's most advanced Windows applications.

Please Note: The WA Museum is not responsible for any problems/effects caused by using any of the products listed above and should only be used as a guide to help those in need of software to help with disabilities. Please check the recommendations from W3C for the safest guide to using the latest disability products.