Programming for people with special needs: a guide for museums and historic sites

Programming for People with Special Needs: A Guide for Museums and Historic Siteswill help museums and historic sites become truly inclusive educational experiences. The book is unique because it covers education and inclusion for those with both intellectual and learning disabilities.

The book features the seven key components of creating effective programming for people with special needs, especially elementary and secondary students with intellectual disabilities:

• Sensitivity and awareness training
• Planning and communication
• Timing
• Engagement and social/life skills
• Object-centered and inquiry-based programs
• Structure
• Flexibility