Accessibility Resources

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Accessibility Resources

Cooper Hewitt offers in-depth accessible resources, including verbal description audio tours of exhibitions, audio description videos, and professional resources.

Explore Accessibility at Cooper Hewitt to learn more about visiting the museum. For current accessibility tours and programs, visit Accessibility Programs.

Professional Resources

These resources support all museum professionals in developing more inclusive and accessible content.

Accessible Virtual Programming Toolkit

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This toolkit for museum professionals provides step-by-step guidance on how to develop and deliver virtual programs that are accessible for disabled participants.

Image Description Guidelines

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These guidelines encourage museum staff from all departments to author image descriptions for digital content.

Current In-Gallery Resources

Explore in-gallery accessibility resources for exhibitions currently on view at Cooper Hewitt.

Made in America

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In-Gallery Resources
Resources for the Made in America exhibition include a sensory map, large print labels, object descriptions, and audio content by Christopher Payne.

Previous Exhibition Resources

Explore in-gallery resources for previous exhibitions no longer on view at Cooper Hewitt.

Making Home

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Visual Description Resource Guide
Get screen-reader compatible text, including visual descriptions, directions, and label text for installations in Making Home--The Smithsonian Design Triennial.

Give Me A Sign

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Verbal Description Tour
Experience an audio-only version of Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols. Listeners will be able to hear all of the information presented in the exhibition, along with in-depth verbal descriptions of the images and objects on display. Approximately 40 minutes.

The Senses

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Verbal Description Tour
Ellen Lupton, co-curator of the exhibition The Senses: Design Beyond Vision, provides a descriptive audio tour through two dozen projects in the exhibition, with step-by-step guidance for visitors with blindness or low vision. Approximately 30 minutes.