Alison F Eardley

Biographic Data

ID	3080731
NAME	Alison F Eardley
GIVEN NAMES	Alison F
FAMILY NAME	Eardley
SIGNATURE	EARDLEY A F
AFFILIATIONS	University of Westminster
ORCID	0000-0002-6036-9817
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	7
TOTAL CITATIONS	15
WORKS AS AUTHOR	7
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	2

The W‐ Icad model
Open AccessAlison F Eardley, Vanessa E Jones et al.ARTICLECurator The Museum Journal2025
This research describes the development of the Workshop for Inclusive Co‐created Audio Description (W‐ICAD) model. Research from psychology and neuroscience explains why the assumption that vision is necessarily sufficient to be able to engage with collections is problematic, and why inclusive museum audio description (AD) (referred to as visual or verbal description in the United States) might begin to provide a solution to this problem. At the …
Experiencing a historic garden online
Open AccessLindsay Bywood, Rachael Hutchinson et al.ARTICLEMuseum Management and Curatorship2025References: 37
Historic gardens can promote social inclusion and engender a sense of wellbeing. Since the pandemic, many cultural institutions have sought to enhance their online provision. However, content inevitably assume sight. An inclusive audio descriptive online tour of the Chelsea Physic Garden was created for people who were blind and partially blind (BPB) and sighted. Sixty-two participants completed an evaluation questionnaire directly after experien…
I felt I was right there with them
Open AccessRachel Hutchinson, Alison F EardleyARTICLEMuseum Management and Curatorship2024Cited by: 1References: 46
This study explored the impact of sound-enriched audio descriptions (AD) on the experience and memorability of a digitally presented photography exhibition. Forty blind and partially blind (BPB) and forty sighted participants were presented with eight photographs from the Museum of London’s archive. Four photos were presented with a standard audio descriptive guide (ADG) and four with a sound-enriched audio descriptive guide (EDG). Experience and…
Inclusive museum audio guides
Open AccessRachel Hutchinson, Alison F EardleyARTICLEMuseum Management and Curatorship2021Cited by: 7References: 41
(2021). Inclusive museum audio guides: ‘guided looking’ through audio description enhances memorability of artworks for sighted audiences. Museum Management and Curatorship: Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 427-446
Remembering cultural experiences
Rachel Hutchinson, Catherine Loveday et al.ARTICLEMemory2020
Little is known about our autobiographical memories for cultural events. This represents an opportunity for cultural institutions such as museums, as examination of visitor memories is one way in which they can seek to understand the long-term impact they may have on their visitors. This research applied a coding model developed from autobiographical memory theory to analysis of participants' memories for museum visits, considering the distributi…
Hands-On, Shoes-Off
Alison F Eardley, Claire Dobbin et al.ARTICLEVisitor Studies2018
Families with young children typically struggle to engage with traditional art museum environments. This research examined the impact of multisensory tools on family engagement within Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Qatar. Sixty families with at least one child aged 0–11 were observed during two tasks. One task required participants to look at a series of paintings to select their favorite. In another task, families were given a toolkit of mul…
Museum audio description
Rachel Hutchinson, Rachel S Hutchinson et al.ARTICLEPerspectives2018Cited by: 7References: 3
Museums present a myriad of source texts, which are often highly ambiguous. Yet museum audio description (AD) is sited in an AD tradition that advocates objectivity. In screen AD, researchers have examined multiple aspects of the translation decisions facing the describer-translator, considering the ways in which AD is shaped by the demands of the source text, the impact of AD on the recipient's experience and how these aspects may relate to obje…

Hands-On, Shoes-Off
Alison F Eardley, Claire Dobbin et al.ARTICLEVisitor Studies2018
Families with young children typically struggle to engage with traditional art museum environments. This research examined the impact of multisensory tools on family engagement within Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Qatar. Sixty families with at least one child aged 0–11 were observed during two tasks. One task required participants to look at a series of paintings to select their favorite. In another task, families were given a toolkit of mul…
Museum audio description
Rachel Hutchinson, Rachel S Hutchinson et al.ARTICLEPerspectives2018Cited by: 7References: 3
Museums present a myriad of source texts, which are often highly ambiguous. Yet museum audio description (AD) is sited in an AD tradition that advocates objectivity. In screen AD, researchers have examined multiple aspects of the translation decisions facing the describer-translator, considering the ways in which AD is shaped by the demands of the source text, the impact of AD on the recipient's experience and how these aspects may relate to obje…
Remembering cultural experiences
Rachel Hutchinson, Catherine Loveday et al.ARTICLEMemory2020
Little is known about our autobiographical memories for cultural events. This represents an opportunity for cultural institutions such as museums, as examination of visitor memories is one way in which they can seek to understand the long-term impact they may have on their visitors. This research applied a coding model developed from autobiographical memory theory to analysis of participants' memories for museum visits, considering the distributi…
Inclusive museum audio guides
Open AccessRachel Hutchinson, Alison F EardleyARTICLEMuseum Management and Curatorship2021Cited by: 7References: 41
(2021). Inclusive museum audio guides: ‘guided looking’ through audio description enhances memorability of artworks for sighted audiences. Museum Management and Curatorship: Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 427-446
I felt I was right there with them
Open AccessRachel Hutchinson, Alison F EardleyARTICLEMuseum Management and Curatorship2024Cited by: 1References: 46
This study explored the impact of sound-enriched audio descriptions (AD) on the experience and memorability of a digitally presented photography exhibition. Forty blind and partially blind (BPB) and forty sighted participants were presented with eight photographs from the Museum of London’s archive. Four photos were presented with a standard audio descriptive guide (ADG) and four with a sound-enriched audio descriptive guide (EDG). Experience and…
The W‐ Icad model
Open AccessAlison F Eardley, Vanessa E Jones et al.ARTICLECurator The Museum Journal2025
This research describes the development of the Workshop for Inclusive Co‐created Audio Description (W‐ICAD) model. Research from psychology and neuroscience explains why the assumption that vision is necessarily sufficient to be able to engage with collections is problematic, and why inclusive museum audio description (AD) (referred to as visual or verbal description in the United States) might begin to provide a solution to this problem. At the …
Experiencing a historic garden online
Open AccessLindsay Bywood, Rachael Hutchinson et al.ARTICLEMuseum Management and Curatorship2025References: 37
Historic gardens can promote social inclusion and engender a sense of wellbeing. Since the pandemic, many cultural institutions have sought to enhance their online provision. However, content inevitably assume sight. An inclusive audio descriptive online tour of the Chelsea Physic Garden was created for people who were blind and partially blind (BPB) and sighted. Sixty-two participants completed an evaluation questionnaire directly after experien…