Programming for People with Special Needs: A Guide for Museums and Historic Sites

by Katie Stringer

Programming for People with Special A Guide for Museums and Historic Sites will help museums and historic sites become truly inclusive educational experiences. The book is unique because it covers education and inclusion for those with both intellectual and learning disabilities.

The book features the seven key components of creating effective programming for people with special needs, especially elementary and secondary students with intellectual

In addition, this book features and discusses programs such as the Museum of Modern Art‘s Meet Me program and ones for children with autism at the Transit Museum in Brooklyn as models for other organizations to adapt for their use.

Its focus on visitors of all ages who have cognitive or intellectual disabilities or special needs makes this title essential for all museum and historic site professionals, especially educators or administrators, but also for museum studies students and those interested in informal education.

110 pages, Paperback

First published July 10, 2014

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is exactly what I was looking for. It includes case studies from both very large museums and small historic homes, which was appreciated. It gives very clear and tangible ideas of how to work with students with disabilities, focusing on students with cognitive or learning disabilities but also touching on physical disabilities. As far as I know, books on this topic are relatively rare, especially books that aren’t written for academic audiences. This one was an easy read. I’ll definitely be buying another copy for the office library.