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What were the aims of this activity? Support Leeds Industrial Museum to increase accessibility for neurodivergent staff and visitors, Try out new ways of working to support the sector with accessibility. Summary of the areas covered Website information, Interpretation, Navigation and Signage, Seating, Gallery spaces, Access Resources. Leeds Industrial Museum have been proactive in making changes throughout the course of the project, including a review of the colour contrast o

What were the aims of this activity? Support Brontë Parsonage Museum to increase accessibility for neurodivergent staff and visitors, Try out new ways of working to support the sector with accessibility. Summary of the areas covered Access Policy, Visual Story and Website, Calm Bags, Seating, Learning, Museum in a Box, Welcome and ticketing, Staffing. What activity did Emily complete? Emily initially met with the Director of the Museum and the HR and Operations Manager to dis

I am coming to the end of my Arts Council England Funded, Developing Your Creative Practice Project with just over 1 month to go. When I first applied for this funding last year, I had no idea the impact that this was going to have on me both personally and professionally. I am currently in the phase where I am reflecting and evaluating the work I have done and as part of this process, I wanted to share some of my reflections in this blog. I will cover: Why did I want to appl

It has been a while since I have written a blog on here so thought I would start with an update on my Developing Your Creative Practice...

Eating out as an autistic person can be so difficult and require a lot of planning. Not only do you have to contend with sensory...

I recently attended the Autism, Neurodiverse and Learning Disability Friendly Waterfront Festival at Leeds Dock organised by Leeds Autism...