BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Sept. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m.\nThe Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art joins museums throughout the United States that serve visitors with special needs with ACCESS-ABILITY: DECONSTRUCT ING AND RECONSTRUCTING ART FOR ACCESS\, in the Upper Gallery Sept. 17 th rough Dec. 3. The exhibition launches a series of initiatives to make the Museum&rsquo\;s collections more fully accessible to a wide range of differently-abled constituents.\nThis exhibition will present piece s from the Museum&rsquo\;s permanent collection in the context of best practices\, including verbal description and multi-sensory tours\, 3D tactile diagrams of 2D works of art and specialized guided tours for visitors living with dementia. The exhibition is co-curated by Emelie McFarland 2013\, Angier Cooper 2015 and Susan Shifrin\, Associate Dire ctor for Education at the Berman Museum. \;\nThe Berman has joined the museum network of the organization ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer&rs quo\;s\, the first museum in Pennsylvania to do so. This affiliation w ill make available an in-house arts-based support program designed spe cifically for visitors with dementia.\n&ldquo\;The goal of the Museum is not only to augment and professionalize our internal operations from this perspective\, but to sponsor opportunities for idea-sharing and c ollaboration with other museums and caregiving organizations in the gr eater Delaware Valley\, so as to make as lasting an impact as possible on our region&rsquo\;s capabilities\,&rdquo\;according to Dr. Shifrin . The Berman will model innovative programs and strategies for creatin g as many accessible exhibitions as possible according to the standard s established in the fields of arts access and arts-based support for those living with dementia.\nThe accessibility initiatives were inaugura ted last spring through special training workshops with the directors of Art Beyond Sight and ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer&rsquo\;s. The fall i nitiatives will involve a regional Advisory Board\, partnerships with Philadelphia arts and educational institutions\, an initiative with re sidents of Parkhouse\, Montgomery County&rsquo\;s facility for the agi ng\, and coordination with the Ursinus Psychology Department and Commo n Intellectual Experience first-year course.\nA related event\, co-spons ored by the Greater Philadelphia Consortium of Women&rsquo\;s Studies and The Berman Museum\, will take place on the Ursinus campus Nov. 14. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson\, a renowned scholar of women&rsquo\;s and disabilities studies\, and the author of Staring: How We Look\, will spe ak at 7 p.m. in Pfahler auditorium. The event is free and open to the pu blic.\nThe Berman Museum of Art\, known for its diverse collection and i ts innovative educational programming\, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, Tu esday through Friday\; and noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Museum is closed Mondays and college holidays. The Museum is accessib le to the physically disabled and admission is free. The museum is acc redited by the American Association of Museums. Exhibitions and progra ms are funded in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. For more information\, please contact the Museum at 610-409-350 0. URL:http://limerick.patch.com/events/access-ability-at-ursinus-colleges-b erman-museum-serves-those-with-special-needs-0c143677 SUMMARY:"\;Access-Ability"\; at Ursinus College's Berman Museum S erves Those With Special Needs LOCATION:601 E Main St\, Collegeville\, PA 19426: 601 E Main St\, College ville\, PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR