Including people with learning difficulties in cultural and heritage sites

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ID5701363
AuthorsJonathan Rix (0000-0001-7607-8304, The Open University, corresponding author), Ticky Lowe, The Heritage Forum
Year2010
Volume16
Issue3
Pages207-224
Publication date2010-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13527251003620743
OpenAlexW1988475825
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited10

This paper examines the processes involved in a participatory inclusive research project in Liverpool and Merseyside, UK. The project involved 25 people with learning difficulties – the Heritage Forum – visiting 13 cultural and heritage sites on more than 50 occasions across a 15‐month period. The research provides a much needed resource at a time when there is a lack of provision for, and research into, the intellectual accessibility of cultural and heritage sites in the UK and globally. This paper details the research approach taken by the Heritage Forum, providing a flexible protocol about ways of working with groups and individuals with learning difficulties. It also reports on the Heritage Forum’s general findings about the cultural and heritage sites, providing some initial guidance about how to best include this diverse population

Archaeology · Citizen journalism · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Geography · Industrial heritage · Participatory action research · Political science · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Values · Anthropology · Children's Rights and Participation · Disability Rights and Representation · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Law

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