IESA arts&culture offers a Mediation and Disability at Cultural Sites program to help professionals in the cultural sector set up, in cultural venues in France and abroad, an accessibility policy for people with disabilities.
With the law of February 11, 2005, known as the Disability Act "for equal rights and opportunities, participation, and citizenship of persons with disabilities," culture must become a true springboard for personal development, communication, and integration, a key that opens its doors to accessibility for all.
Because there should be no barrier in the face of disability, the IESA Group has been developing, for more than ten years, within its Cultural and Event Careers department, training actions to promote accessibility for people with disabilities in cultural venues. The professional training days "Mediation and Disability at Cultural Sites" offer an awareness-raising approach to accessibility to culture and leisure, one of the objectives of which is to be able to develop one’s own mediation tools and to change one’s view of disability, which is not a hindrance but a genuine human adventure…
Audience:
Cultural sector professionals: local authorities, museums, art centers, national monuments, performance venues, festivals, privately managed heritage…
This program is also an integral part of the Professional Master in Cultural Project Administration
Finally, it is available FREE OF CHARGE to all IESA arts&culture students in order to raise their awareness, because tomorrow they will all work in cultural or artistic sites that, if not yet accessible, will have to ask themselves how to become so…
Objectives:
Mastering the issues of the legislation (2005-2015 plan) in terms of accessibility: legislative context, current state of play, and outlook
Understanding the different types of disability and offering appropriate mediation
Welcoming the different audiences with disabilities in cultural institutions: museums, theaters, historic monuments, concert halls…
Promoting mobility and access to educational projects, guided tours, performances, educational workshops…
Setting up specific technical tools adapted to cultural mediation: tactile models, accessible websites, audio guides, educational kits
Considering the development of a cultural site from a technical point of view
At the end of the program, participants will be able to:
Taking an appropriate approach to the different disabilities depending on how they are welcomed at cultural sites
Understanding the expectations of people with disabilities
Developing relevant technical mediation devices adapted to cultural sites, taking into account site constraints and the different disabilities (hearing, visual, mental, motor…)
Developing a comprehensive strategy for taking disability into account
Positioning yourself as the "mediation and disability" lead in the cultural organization
Coordinating the development of an accessible cultural site
Fee: 750 € for the 2 days / student fee: 400 € for the 2 days
Program:
Thursday, May 16:
8h30: Welcome of participants
9h-10h30: Accessibility legislation at cultural sites. What is disability? Recognizing disability. Talk on the texts concerning accessibility compliance obligations as well as regulatory provisions. Speaker: Soraya KOMPANY, Ministry of Solidarity and Social Cohesion.
Soraya KOMPANY is an architect-urban planner. Since 2003, she has taken part in all the decision-making and consultation bodies that led to the drafting of the law of February 11, 2005 and its regulatory texts, notably those relating to accessibility. She is the author of several books, including three devoted to accessibility, published by Éditions du Puits Fleuri.
11h-13h: Support for project management, awareness training, and evaluation of culture-disability projects. Speaker: Sandrine SOPHYS-VERET, Culture and Disability Project Officer at the Ministry of Culture and Communication, Delegation for Development and International Affairs/Mission for Audience Development
14h-16h: Designing or commissioning a specific mediation tool. Speaker: Marie DE RAMEFORT - Tactile Studio.
Tactile Studio designs and manufactures raised tactile interfaces, intended in particular for visually impaired people. Their scope covers all projects: from design (graphic and relief) to production and training.
16h-17h15: Website accessibility for people with disabilities. Speaker: Laëtitia OUAKIL, Accessibility Advisor - Interface Handicap Trainer.
The association Interface Handicap works for equal access to social, school, professional, and cultural life for people with disabilities.
At the end of the day, a time of privileged exchange between professionals and expert speakers will be offered so that everyone can ask questions, present their own issues, and consider solutions within a given budget.
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 9h-17h - On-site workshops
10h - 13h: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle.
> Discover playful devices suited to visitors with visual, hearing, motor, and mental disabilities. Understand signage and the transmission of information in plain language.
> Discover the educational materials available to support self-guided visits.
14h30-17h30: Public Authority of the Parc de la Villette and the Grande Halle
> 14h30-15h30: presentation of the Parc de la Villette accessibility policy:
- Role of the Disability Strategy Committee
- Specific accommodations: buildings and circulation routes
- Presentation of the accessible cultural offering
- Mediation actions aimed at audiences with disabilities
- Suitable communication tools
- HR policy, training, and awareness-raising actions aimed at employees
> 15h30-16h30: site visit
An example of accessible design: the Information-Ticketing Folie
Getting around the Park (tactile paving path)
> Learn more about the cultural program "Mediation and Disability at Cultural Sites: Outlook 2015"