ACCESSCULT aims to IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE across Europe through exchange of good practice and by developing, implementing, testing, improving and promoting an innovative multidisciplinary HE module for students, future experts, and an adult training for existing cultural workers in order to develop knowledge, skills and competencies to enable cultural workers in museums and galleries to respond to the needs of visitors with wide ranging capabilities to ensure they are able to access, enjoy and benefit fully from our rich cultural heritage.
Project mission is:
- to increase the accessibility of museums and galleries for People with Disabilities,
- to enable their participation in the activities carried out by museums and,
- to strengthen connections between museums and associations of disabled people,
- to create a basis for good cooperation in the future,
- to enrich regional policies with culture and heritage as added value for socio-cultural sustainability,
- to exchange experience amongst the partnership through synergy between higher education sector, cultural sector and disabled people with help of communication and collaboration; despite of growing number of projects and initiatives that engage People with Disabilities, rarely have they had an opportunity to actively contribute to project results as co-creators,
- to keep in mind the effects of innovation and create