Professional Development
Conferences and Meetings
HHT regularly reports on the progress of the Wagner program at professional conferences and meetings to spread the ideas about the program to other institutions. HHT is also involved with the Museum Access Consortium of New York City, a professional organization to advance accessibility at New York’s cultural institutions for people with all abilities.
Accessibility in Practice
Panel session at the symposium Project Access New York City: Best Practices for Inclusion in the Arts, May 2, 2013, Museum of Modern Art.
Best Practices for Inclusion in the Arts
Panel session at the symposium Project Access New York City: Best Practices for Inclusion in the Arts, May 2, 2013, Museum of Modern Art.
Educator Training
Throughout the year, HHT holds training sessions on various aspects of teaching children with disabilities for the educators at our sites. These continuing education sessions allow our educators to learn about innovative strategies and pedagogy to include in their own programs. Included here are some resources from our past programs.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Enrichment Session
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Amy Kelly, Director of Family and Community Services – Devereux
Leah Yaw, Senior Vice President of External Affairs – Devereux
Verbal Description and Multi-Sensory Teaching Strategies for Visitors who are Blind or Have Low Vision
Thursday, August, 2014
Annie Leist, Special Projects Lead – Art Beyond Sight
Lou Giansante, Producer – Art Beyond Sight
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