A promoção da acessibilidade é fator essencial para a inclusão de pessoas com deficiência em diversos âmbitos da sociedade, como em espaços de contato e imersão cultural. Destes, pode-se citar o museu do Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, de Bauru/SP. Com uma nova exposição em 2020, fez-se necessária a busca pela inclusão de recursos de acessibilidade para que mais públicos pudessem conhecer o museu. Assim, a partir do fomento do ProAC Edital - Programa de Apoio à Cultura 13/2019 do Estado de São Paulo, a museóloga responsável e o projeto de extensão Biblioteca Falada, da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) de Bauru, produziram audiodescrições para a visita guiada da exposição. A inserção deste recurso e disponibilização de fácil acesso pôde promover a inclusão de pessoas com deficiência visual e outros públicos que se beneficiam da informação em formato sonoro.
Rapidly ageing population increases the demand for activities with learning and social stimulation. Museums are well placed to provide such a function. Objective: How and in what form are museums engaging with older populations. The review will focus on three aspects: (1) Identifying the frameworks and tools being used by and in museums with older people. (2) Assess variables used in research and in areas that supports knowledge creation. (3) Identify evidence in relation to the interactions between museums and older audiences. A review of 8 databases and 2 university repositories (English and Portuguese language). The search retrieved 810 potential sources (2002-2020), 39 sources met the inclusion criteria. They focused on the educational aspects of museums and were produced by disciplines like psychology and gerontology, museology, arts and education. Museums play an important role on health (emphasis on psychological and physical wellbeing), socialization (discussing stereotypes, reducing isolation, redefining social roles), socioeconomic aspects (with local focus on services, partnerships) and on creative aging (promoting non-formal education with lifelong learning at different levels).
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