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COUNTRY IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED: Italy
COUNTRY/ COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING: Italy
FACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
 70 school applicants, the previous Biennial event in 2013 counted a total of 33 schools;
 9 school applicants;
 51 museum applicants, the previous biennial in 2013 counted 18 museums;
 Student visits at Omero Museum: 2011/12: 4406 of which 4,7% students with disability; 2012/13: 6107 in which
4,2% had visual impairments and 6,9% students with other disabilities (data collected from ISTAT1 during the
2010/11 school year: 139.000=3%, of which 1,8% demonstrated visual disabilities).
 The free participation of schools, entities, and associations for people with disability as a great solution to raise
awareness and create a network of stakeholders interested in the issue of cultural heritage accessibility.
OUTLOOK
 Increase of participation in museums by 20% for 2015/16
 Increase participation of people with disabilities by 10% for 2015/16
 The project can be easily adapted into other countries because it is based on the collaboration between
organizations using their adaptive resources already present at their internal use.
L INKS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (WEBSITE , SUPPORTING MATERIAL LIKE YOUTUBE VIDEOS, PUBLICATIONS
ETC.)