How can we tailor museum experience for visually disabled audiences?

<aside> 💡 TL;DR Visually disabled visitors rely solely on text descriptions in museums - the experience is less engaging and educational to the group. How can we change this?

I prototyped a product for blind people to amplify their ways of visiting museums. These gloves will allow visitors to ‘see’ collections via haptic feedback, such as vibrations and curved shapes. It will free visually disabled visitors from tedious exhibition lectures.

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PREFACE

My journey started from noticing a group of blind students touring at Hunan Museum. Observing their frustrating experience at museum has prompted me to reconsider inclusion in museums and haunted me to spend few months at museum and school labs exploring alternative exhibition methods that are more inclusive and accessible. :)

<aside> 📌 Thesis Background

THE RESEARCH

Understanding existing museum operations, the journey of blind visitors, and non-visual learning patterns

THE INSIGHTS

How do blind visitors learn at museum currently?

THE IDEATION

Exploring body senses in exhibition learning

Through research, I have come to realize the importance of allowing blind individuals to form a mental image of virtual exhibits.