Museum and gallery accessibility

Accessibility reviews for museums, galleries, and cultural organisations that want disabled people to experience exhibitions, collections, events, and digital services.

Museums and galleries are full of stories, objects, spaces, sound, light, text, and movement. If accessibility is treated as an afterthought, disabled visitors can be excluded from the work itself, not just the building.

OpenAccess can review what disabled visitors need before, during, and after a visit, including digital information, physical spaces, exhibitions, interpretation, events, and staff processes.

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Review options

Exhibition accessibility review

How exhibitions convey information through text, sound, video, layout, interactive elements, tactile access, audio description, and multisensory interpretation. Many exhibitions are not accessible for disabled people i.e. people who are blind — these reviews identify access barriers and provide practical solutions to them.

Digital access audit

Website, ticketing, event pages, collection pages, access information, Google Maps info, social media content, captions, transcripts, and online booking flows.

Visitor journey review

What disabled visitors need before, during, and after a visit: planning, arrival, entry, wayfinding, facilities, help, events, and leaving.

Training and support

Training and ongoing advice for teams working on exhibitions, public programmes, visitor experience, digital content, communications, and accessibility planning.

Good fit

This service is a good fit if:

you run a museum, gallery, archive, public art space, etc.
you are planning a new exhibition or project
you’re unsure of how to improve the accessibility of your space, and the content you provide to the public.

Why OpenAccess

Reviews are by Callum McMenamin, a disabled accessibility consultant with a computer science background, lived experience of vision impairment, and experience helping define NZ Government digital accessibility standards.

Callum also serves on Creative New Zealand’s Manga Tipua Accessibility Reference Group, a Deaf and disabled-led group supporting Creative New Zealand’s accessibility work.

OpenAccess brings together digital accessibility expertise, disabled people’s real experience, and a clear understanding of how cultural organisations communicate with the public.

Get a quote

Reach out via email, or book a call:

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