Including people with learning difficulties in cultural and heritage sites

Rix, Jonathan and Lowe, Ticky (2010). Including people with learning difficulties in cultural and heritage sites. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 16(3) pp. 207–224.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13527251003620743

Abstract

This paper examines the processes involved in a participatory inclusive research project in Liverpool and Merseyside, UK. The project involved 25 people with learning difficulties - the Heritage Forum - visiting 13 cultural and heritage sites on more than 50 occasions across a 15-month period. The research provides a much needed resource at a time when there is a lack of provision for, and research into, the intellectual accessibility of cultural and heritage sites in the UK and globally. This paper details the research approach taken by the Heritage Forum, providing a flexible protocol about ways of working with groups and individuals with learning difficulties. It also reports on the Heritage Forum's general findings about the cultural and heritage sites, providing some initial guidance about how to best include this diverse population.

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