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Addressing Disability in Museums: Legislation, Access, Learning

Discover the current legislation on disability, understand museum responsibilities under the Equality Act, and overcome barriers to access. Explore key developments, legal definitions, and actionable insights for inclusive museum practices.

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Addressing Disability in Museums: Legislation, Access, Learning

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  1. Not just ramps and toilets… Sonia Rasbery Access & Learning Consultant sonia@rasbery.co.uk rasbery.co.uk

  2. Aims of the Day • Review the current legislation relating to disability including looking at the responsibilities museums have under the Equalities Act 2010 • Overview of how this relates to Accreditation • Outline barriers to access

  3. Definition of disability From the medical model of disability to the social model of disability. It is the ‘barriers’ which exist in society that disable people, not the person’s medical condition.

  4. Key developments • Disability Discrimination Act 2005 • Equality and Human Rights Commission 2007 • UN Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2009 • Equality Act 2010 • Equality Duty 2011

  5. How disability is defined in the legislation? A disabled person is someone with ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’

  6. Review of the Equalities Act 2010 The EA moves legislation to a new single legal framework – 9 protected characteristics: • Age • Disability • Gender reassignment • Marriage and civil partnerships • Pregnancy and maternity • Race • Religion and belief • Sex • Sexual orientation

  7. The legislation Provides disabled people with rights Places duties on those who provide services, education and employment in 3 areas: • Changing the way services are delivered • Providing extra equipment • Removal of physical barriers

  8. Equality Act - disability The DDA defined discrimination in a number of ways and outlined four specific types of discrimination: • direct discrimination • failure to make reasonable adjustments • disability-related discrimination • victimisation The changes include new provisions on direct discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, harassment and indirect discrimination.

  9. Equalities Act – changes/ additions • Who is protected (changed) • The definition of disability (changed) • Direct discrimination (changed) • Discrimination arising from disability (new) • Indirect disability discrimination (new) • Reasonable adjustments (changed) • Harassment (new) • Victimisation (changed)

  10. Other legislation or permissions Disability legislation does not override other legislation or permissions, but it is also not an excuse to do nothing. ‘Reasonable adjustments’ are still required with due regard to: • health and safety • listed building, scheduled monument or other consent and permissions

  11. Mapping Legislation to Accreditation What the legislation says in terms of delivery services: • Staff - behaviour to visitors - decisions about providing goods, services & facilities • Building • Advertising and marketing • Written materials • Websites and internet services • Telephone access

  12. Mapping Legislation to Accreditation • Policy, procedure and practice • Access auditing and appraisal • Training • Action planning • Impact assessments • Consultation and evaluation

  13. Barriers to access • Organisational • Physical • Sensory • Intellectual • Financial • Cultural/social • Attitudinal/emotional More than one barrier can be experienced by the same person at the same time

  14. Signposting Equality Act: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Public Sector Equalities Duty: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/equality-and-diversity/the-public-sector-equality-duty/ Equality act 2010: what do i need to know? Disability quick start guide http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/equalities/equality-act-publications/equality-act-guidance/disability?view=Binary The essential guide to the public sector equality duty http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/EqualityAct/PSED/essential_guide_guidance.pdf

  15. Resources Equality and Human Rights Commission www.equalityhumanrights.com/ MLA’s Disability Portfolio http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk RNIB & See it Right http://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/accessibleinformation/Pages/see_it_right.aspx RNID www.rnid.org.uk/ Cultural Heritage without Borders – Disability Toolkit http://www.chwb.org/dokument/pdf/CHwB%20Disability%20toolkit.pdf

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