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This is an ADLAB PRO video.

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ADLAB PRO is a project funded
by the European Union.

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This video is made available to you
on a Creative Commons licence.

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This is Chris Taylor
of the University of Trieste

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with some information regarding
audio description directions,

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that is the guidance as to
how move around a museum,

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either assisted or autonomously

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in order to see
the relevant exhibits.

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This is Unit 6
"AD Directions"

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in Module 4
"Semi-live or recorded AD

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for static arts
and environments".

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If a person with sight loss
visits a museum,

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he or she will need guidance
as to how to navigate the building

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and locate the points of interest.

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If a human guide is available,
he or she will guide

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the person with sight loss
from exhibit to exhibit.

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The guide may be part
of the museum staff

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and therefore be
knowledgeable about the exhibits.

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Or he or she may be
hired for the occasion

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and may or may not be
knowledgeable about the exhibits.

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Similarly, the guide may come
with the person with sight loss

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and only be
of directional assistance.

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At this point the human
gives over to the audio-guide

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at each point of interest.

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Without the assistance
of a human guide,

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a number of options
are available:

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the use of an audio-guide
designed for sighted patrons,

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a cord to follow through
the museum,

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specially created audio-guide
with AD for people with sight loss,

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or specially created audio-guide
with directions incorporated.

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An audio guide to exhibits
can be very helpful but ideally

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needs to be tailored to the needs
of people with sight loss,

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through AD criteria
and through directions.

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The provision of a cord
to guide people with sight loss

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through a museum
can be found in some locations

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for example,
Miramare Castle in Trieste.

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At intervals,
objects of interest are signalled

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either physically
or acoustically.

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This service can also
be extended to outdoor sections.

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An audio-guide
can also have built-in directions.

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But these must be
accurate and user-friendly.

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This is not a simple task!

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The describer
needs to research the route,

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decide on the exhibits to stop at,
time the route, etc.

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The layout of a museum
can range from one single room

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to a building with several floors,
mezzanine floors,

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extensions,
outdoor sections, etc.

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A human guide or an audio-guide
needs to provide a general view

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of the layout of a museum
at the beginning of the tour.

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Small cramped rooms
may be difficult to navigate

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without knocking into exhibits.

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Big rooms can create
a lost sense of direction.

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As well as the exhibits,
the person with sight loss

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needs to locate
the ancillary facilities:

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the information desk, toilets,
the café, bookshop, etc.

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These should be pointed out
at the beginning of the tour

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and also indicated en route.

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Strategies for prioritizing
and organizing information in AD

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need to be implemented, that is,

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what to see
and how to get to it.

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Firstly establish
the points of departure and arrival

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and explain
the current positioning.

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Decide whether to use measurements,
for example, go ahead 10 metres,

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or steps,
take five steps to the right.

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First follow the course yourself
and with sighted people.

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Make clear how the person
with sight loss is positioned

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before an exhibit, that is,
from the front, the back, the side.

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This is particularly important
in the case of tactile explorations.

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Be careful to be accurate when
indicating changes of direction,

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for example,
after five metres, turn right,

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or turn left
as you enter Room 14.

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Use objects such as handrails,
benches, walls, etc.

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Buildings with several floors
need special attention:

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take the lift to the fourth floor,

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the stairs to the second floor
are in front of you,

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take the first flight
of ten steps,

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then turn right to take the second
flight of fifteen steps, and so on.

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In outside locations,
manouevring can be even more tricky.

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When outside, for example,
in the park of a large museum,

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the distances are greater
and indications such as

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‘go ahead 115 metres’
are not very helpful.

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Use landmarks such as trees,
waste paper baskets, etc.

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The above considerations are
valid guidelines for the creating

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of audio-guides
that can be used autonomously

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by people with sight loss
in many museum environments.

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In small, little known museums,
there is not usually

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a congestion problem. You might be
the only people present,

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especially if a private visit
has been organized.

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However, in well-known,
well-attended institutions

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such as the British Museum,
the enormous crowds

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make it impossible for people with
sight loss to navigate comfortably.

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Here a human guide is essential.

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In these cases,
as indeed in the British Museum,

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a human guide,
even a friend or relation,

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takes the person
with sight loss in hand to visit

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the pre-marked exhibits of interest
and then the audio-guide takes over.

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Help is also required
in queues for the toilets,

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for the information desk, etc.
This is the final slide in Unit Six.

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The preparation
of this presentation

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was supported by ADLAB PRO.
Audio Description:

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A Laboratory for the Development
of a New Professional Profile

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financed by the European Union
under the Erasmus+ Programme,

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Key Action 2,
Strategic Partnerships.

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Project number:

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2016-1-IT02-KA203-024311.

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set out in this presentation

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are those of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect

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the official opinion
of the European Union.

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nor any person acting
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