Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: What Visitors with Vision Loss Want Museums and Parks to Know about Effective Communication

Study Goals

• To understand the usability of alternative formats;
• To identify characteristics of effective tactile graphics, maps, models, and wayfinding;
• To determine user preferences for exhibition audio description; and
• To understand characteristics of enjoyable museum or park visits.

During the course of the discussion, other topical threads were followed including participant reactions to making arrangements in advance of a visit, scheduled programming, technology, and preferred sources for information.