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Accessibilitànei luoghidellacultura

personeper.it is the first website in Italy entirely dedicated to accessibility issues in cultural sites.
It is a place for reflection, meeting, and discussion, open both to those who produce, promote, and organize culture, and to those who access and participate in culture. 

Who we are

personeper.it è un sito realizzato nell'ambito di Personeper. Accessibilità nei luoghi della cultura

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Trapani, Grande Cretto.
Roma, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, Fori Imperiali, Basilica di Massenzio and Santa Francesca Romana, also known as Santa Maria Nova.
Rome, Biblioteca Angelica, Salone monumentale o Vanvitelliano.
Rome central archive
Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano, palazzo massimo alle terme, frescoes.
Trapani, Grande Cretto.
Roma, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, Fori Imperiali, Basilica di Massenzio and Santa Francesca Romana, also known as Santa Maria Nova.
Rome, Biblioteca Angelica, Salone monumentale o Vanvitelliano.
Rome central archive
Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano, palazzo massimo alle terme, frescoes.
Trapani, Grande Cretto.
Roma, Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, Fori Imperiali, Basilica di Massenzio and Santa Francesca Romana, also known as Santa Maria Nova.
Rome, Biblioteca Angelica, Salone monumentale o Vanvitelliano.
Rome central archive
Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano, palazzo massimo alle terme, frescoes.

Readings

Readings are the many views and perspectives that on the subject of accessibility intersect at every moment of the cultural experience: from the welcome in cultural venues, to the experience lived within them, to the collaborative creation of new models of interaction.

language

Towards accessible cultural institutions

Space, language, representation in three volumes of Nomos edition • an initiative by Personeper

A collection of three volumes is available in bookstores published as part of the Personeper program. Accessibility in cultural places. An editorial proposal, curated by Anna Chiara Cimoli and Domenico Sergi, which contributes to the public debate on cultural accessibility addressing museums, archives, and libraries as spaces of rights, participation, and social development.
Through foreign contributions translated into Italian for the first time, original contributions specially commissioned, and an array of illustrations, the publications each tackle a macro-issue — space, language, representation — from a perspective transversal to the different cultural places.

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museums

Accessibility to cultural heritage and visual impairment

Accessibility for people with visual disabilities: tactile paths, inclusive tools, and participatory design

The article analyzes cultural accessibility for people with visual disabilities, highlighting how an inclusive approach requires attention to all aspects of the experience, from reception to the tactile and visual perception of the works. The importance of tools such as tactile paths, maps and models, relief reproductions, braille captions, and QR codes with audio descriptions is emphasized, along with clear and detailed indications on language and orientation. The design must consider different visual conditions and individual needs, offering reasonable accommodations and personalized support. Essential is the direct involvement of people with disabilities in the design and evaluation of the paths. The goal is to ensure a meaningful, enriching, and accessible cultural experience for all visitors.

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training

Breaking down relational barriers in access to cultural places

From physical barriers to relational ones: the role of communication and training for full and conscious cultural accessibility

The article addresses the theme of accessibility to cultural places as a fundamental right of people with disabilities, also enshrined by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It highlights the shift from a person-centered view to an environmental perspective, in line with the ICF 2001, which assigns a decisive role to the context. Alongside architectural and sensory barriers, the text explores relational barriers, often invisible but strongly impactful. Problematic attitudes of cultural operators, such as pity, infantilization, and paternalism, are analyzed, emphasizing the need to overcome them. Finally, training on communication and relational skills is proposed as a key lever to build truly inclusive and participatory contexts.

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Glossary

A glossary, navigable and hypertextual, of words defined and redefined, sometimes by the authority of history and the scientific and social disciplines, sometimes by the force of facts, by an intuition, by an inspiration.  

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