TAIPEI, Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2019
International Conference on Cultural Accessibility and Social
Inclusion (CASI 2019), organized by the
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts under
the auspices of Taiwan's the
Ministry of Culture, officially opened on November 5, 2019. It marks the first conference
of its kind ever to be held in Chinese speaking regions. Some 350
participants from 12 countries and regions round the world attended
the conference and engaged in multilateral
and interdisciplinary exchanges on topics ranging from
theories, service design, administration, to practices that enhance
access to cultural venues. Conference speakers included experts and
scholars from eight countries and regions, such as Russia, Taiwan, the UK and the US.
Taiwan has blazed a trail in
promoting cultural equality and accessibility across the island;
various cultural institutions in Taiwan have developed universally accessible
services to cater to a wider range of visitor needs. As a
museum designated by the Ministry of Culture as a demonstration
site for accessible services, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine
Arts has been developing and providing regular exhibitions and
programs that are friendly and accessible to senior citizens,
visitors with hearing or visual impairments, and those with special
needs. The museum's director, Dr. Chi Ming
Lin, believes that this conference, as a platform for
exchanging experiences and best practices, will contribute to
raising awareness of cultural equality and create synergy across
cultural sectors at home and abroad.
The concept of universal accessibility is embodied in both the
facilities and the wide range of services available during 2019
CASI: audio description, sign language interpretation, computer
assisted real-time captions, sighted guide, large print
materials, Muslim prayer room, to name a few. Through
providing a full range of accessible services at a conference of
international caliber, the organizer hopes to set an example so
that principles of universal accessibility and social inclusion can
be more widely adopted around the world.
Interested parties are welcomed to visit the official website of
the conference (http://www.2019casi.org) and the official FB page
(https://www.facebook.com/2019casi/) where more information in both
Chinese and English can be found.
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