Programs for the handicapped at air and space museum.

The article reports that the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, has been designed to provide accessibility to disabled persons. Special wheelchairs with rotating mirrors are provided. Raised line drawings of museum artifacts, with captions written in braille, allow blind people to v...

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Publicado en:Exceptional Children Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 117 - 119
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Oct1976
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        Accessible design
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        Arts facilities
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          Accessible design
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