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In case it is of interest, RNIB have produced a paper on making PDAs and other hand held multimedia devices (as used in museums and galleries) accessible to blind and partially sighted people - its available online at www.rnib.org.uk/talkingimages

Catherine Hillis

Talking Images Arts and Heritage Officer

Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)

105 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE

020 7391 2328

For information on making museums and galleries accessible, please visit www.rnib.org.uk/audiodescription

For a monthly update of what's on in museums and galleries for blind and partially sighted people, please visit www.rnib.org.uk/museum

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From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Rees, Paul
Sent: 01 December 2005 09:44
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Subject: [GEM] Using PDAs for learning

Is there anyone out there considering or using PDAs with students. We know of the Nesta funded museums, and Dulwich, Glasgow and the Tate.

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