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In honor of the 30th anniversary of the enacting of the historic Americans with Disabilities Act, the Museum, Arts, and Culture Access Consortium (MAC) presents a conversation with museum workers, activists, and administrators whose work contributed to the ways that the ADA was adopted by museums and cultural organizations. This early work with the ADA led to the formation of MAC as a space for professional development and access centered conversations for cultural workers who are carrying the banner and advancing accessibility for people with all abilities to this day. 

Moderator: Barbara Cohen-Stratyner

Panelists:

• Anne Pope, Anne Pope is past chair and former member of the board of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA); a former member of the HLAA-NYS board; and former chair and honorary board member of the HLAA New York City Chapter. She authored “Hear: Solutions, Skills, and Sources for People with Hearing Loss”. A former human resources executive, Ms. Pope holds a master’s degree in business policy from Columbia University Business School’s Executive Program. She frequently addresses consumers, health professionals, and corporations on the impact of hearing loss and the importance of treatment.
• Francesca Rosenberg, Director, Community, Access, and School Programs, In her 25 years with the Museum of Modern Art, Ms. Rosenberg and her team have won national and international respect for MoMA’s efforts to make the Museum accessible to all. Ms. Rosenberg is a founding member of the Museum Access Consortium and currently serves on its advisory board.
• Pearl Rosen Golden, Pearl Rosen Golden, is an artist, former arts educator, college lecturer, museum professional, and consultant on museum accessibility and exhibition design. For over twenty-five years Pearl developed programs for people with special needs that considers the best ways for them to access and participate in the arts. During her work as Special Education Coordinator at the Queens Museum of Art, Pearl became a founding member of the Museum Access Consortium.
• Jan Majewski, Ms. Majewski has been a member of the Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) staff since January 2014.  She manages projects with clients such as the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago; Gallagher and Associates for the US Olympic Museum; the National Air and Space Museum; Shedd Aquarium; and the International Spy Museum. She led the team that wrote the first comprehensive set of U.S. museum exhibition inclusive design guidelines, the Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design, the most recommended guidance document in the field.

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