Access and Ensuring Accessibility in the Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Bhopal, India.

Venugopal, B.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Access and Ensuring Accessibility in the Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Bhopal, India.

Venugopal, B.

Science Education International, v10 n4 p25-30 Dec 1999

Identifies five types of museum accessibility: (1) physical; (2) socio-cultural; (3) economic; (4) sensory; and (5) intelligence/learning accessibility. Considers ways to coordinate museum services to ensure accessibility for potential museum patrons who are disabled. Describes various programs launched by the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi to accomplish this goal. (WRM)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Resources, Disabilities, Educational Facilities, Foreign Countries, Museums, Nonformal Education, Nonschool Educational Programs, Resource Centers, Science Teaching Centers

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