Digital skills and technologies for promoting cultural inclusion in museum users with Autism Spectrum Disorders

The main objective of this project is to provide museum staff with digital skills to design inclusive museum experiences for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). In concrete terms, the pr...

The main objective of this project is to provide museum staff with digital skills to design inclusive museum experiences for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). In concrete terms, the present project intends to train museum staff to use technological tools and apply them to inclusive heritage experiences; it aims to developing professional skills for museum staff in the field of inclusive design of museum spaces and it aspires to disseminate knowledge on ASD visitors engagement.

The main activities of the project are: 1. Overall Management 2. Object-based learning workshop for museum staff in Italy 3. Digital Storytelling workshop for museum staff in France 4. Digital technologies for the well-being workshop for museum staff in Spain 5. Digital Spektrum Toolkit for museum professionals A minimum of 30 museum professionals (in-training and in-service) will be involved in each learning activity (Activities 3, 4 and 5).