If you missed our live session on Access Unlocked: How AI Is Empowering Independent Exploration of Museums and Public Spaces, presented by Anat Nulman, the full recording is now available. This presentation explores how cutting-edge assistive technology and Ai tools are making museums and public spaces more inclusive for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Here are the solutions featured in the presentation, each offering unique ways to enhance accessibility and independence:

In 2019, the Jewish Museum in New York, New York launched new audio tours intended to illuminate the Museum’s collection. Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the tours bring new perspective to a museum visit through artists’ voices, a variety of lenses grounded in Jewish traditions and rituals, lively conversations with grade-schoolers, and more. The tours are available via the web at Tours.TheJewishMuseum.org and are easily accessible for both on-site and off-site use.

 This month we speak to JiaJia Fei, Director of Digital, and Nora Rodriguez, Interpretive Media Producer, at the Jewish Museum about conception and creation of the tours.