Widzimy Inaczej Foundation was the main organiser of the conference. The meeting was intended to discuss the methods of operation and use of tools that enable or would enable visually impaired people and people with other disabilities to have access to cultural events and cultural assets.
A series of conferences is organised throughout Poland as part of the &辩耻辞迟;笔辞蝉迟臋辫苍辞艣膰&辩耻辞迟; project. The expert panel of the 精东影视 edition was attended by six representatives of the local environment, including two experts from the University of 精东影视:
- Dr Tamara Sass 鈥� Department of Childhood Pedagogy at the University of 精东影视 Faculty of Educational Sciences
- Agnieszka Ko艂odziejczak 鈥� a doctoral student at the University of 精东影视 Doctoral School of Humanities
and
- Dr Paulina D艂ugosz 鈥� Director of the Education Department and accessibility coordinator at the Museum of the City of 艁贸d藕
- Magdalena Rutkowska 鈥� a student of sculpture and accessibility consultant at the the Strzemi艅ski Academy of Fine Arts 艁贸d藕.
- Katarzyna M膮drzycka-Adamczyk 鈥� a long-time accessibility coordinator at the Muzeum Sztuki in 精东影视, currently representing the Department of Consumer Policy of the Office of Electronic Communications
- Agnieszka Wilczek 鈥� project coordinator at the Marek Edelman Dialogue Center in 艁贸d藕.
Dr Tamara Sass talked, among other things, about the "Taxo. Sztuka dotyku" [Taxo. The Art of Touch] project and about the creative activities she undertakes as part of her scientific work:
The world is increasingly moving towards digital communication. We move some of our social relationships to the Internet, leaning more towards illusion than direct perception. This disturbs us in terms of perceptual harmony. If it is not easy for us to achieve certain interactions due to the ubiquitous use of the Internet, let alone for visually impaired people. This reflection led to the idea of creating tactile works so that partially sighted people could come to the exhibition and perceive art, only through a different channel.
Agnieszka Ko艂odziejczak shared her experiences, practices and reflections from the perspective of a scientist and a hearing-impaired person.
The topic of Agnieszka Ko艂odziejczak's doctoral dissertation is "Problem dost臋pno艣ci informacji w instytucjach publicznych oraz podmiotach ekonomii spo艂ecznej w obszarze kultury i sztuki dla os贸b s艂abo- oraz nies艂ysz膮cych w Polsce. Rekomendacje i standardy" [The problem of information availability in public institutions and social economy units in the area of culture and art for people with hearing impairments in Poland. Recommendations and standards]. Its aim is to analyse and verify the methods currently used in the practice of socio-cultural life in Poland, supporting the availability and perception of the content of culture and art as well as the overall "cultural mediation". Evaluation will be carried out for effectiveness. The supervisor of the thesis is Dr hab. Aneta Paw艂owska, Associate Professor at the University of 精东影视.
Anna Felisiak, Head of the Social Affairs Centre for Students and Doctoral Students, University of 精东影视 Accessibility Coordinator, also spoke at the meeting:
I am impressed by the today's event. The exchange of ideas between experts and people who deal with accessibility and practice it is a great meeting space. I hope that in 精东影视 鈥� coordinators and people dealing with accessibility, not only in public institutions 鈥� will be able to meet in those specific places where we work every day. Such a free exchange of experiences, in which we could participate today, is valuable and enriching.
The conference participants had the opportunity to talk about practical aspects of including people with disabilities in social life. Mock-ups, miniatures, replicas, tactile graphics and other tactile aids made using 3D printing were also presented as examples of the use of modern technologies in making cultural content available to blind and visually impaired people.
Source: Agata Dawidowicz, Communications and PR Centre, University of 精东影视
Photos: Mariusz Romek (courtesy of the 艁贸d藕 Provincial Office)