Accessibility and Technology: Remote Access to Art through Telepresence Robotics

<p>This capstone project details a proposal for a remote tour pilot program and community partnership written for the Art Institute of Chicago, Snow City Arts and the John H Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The proposal seeks to provide a model for remote accessibility to art museums for visitors with mobility disabilities. The pilot program utilizes telepresence technology as a tool for providing remote tours and for emulating the social benefits of a museum visit. Within the program, telepresence technology becomes a mechanism for communication and collaboration between the museum and members of the community, allowing individuals previously unable to visit to experience the collection and contribute to the museum’s interpretive narrative. The result is a reciprocal relationship between community and museum and a tangible project archived as digital content. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Museum Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Project/Capstone - Global access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Museum Studies

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Hebert, Jenna M

Contributors dc:contributor

• Marjorie Schwarzer

• Museum studies
• accessibility
• technology
• telepresence robotics
• art museums
• remote tours
• community partnerships
• digital content
• Art Education
• Arts and Humanities
• Online and Distance Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/469

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1493