Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: What Visitors with Vision Loss Want Museums and Parks to Know about Effective Communication

Replicas

Having something tactile is considered essential. Participants noted replicas are important to a broader audience than only people with vision loss. Most participants like replicas and prefer them to real objects that must be touched only with gloved hands. People commented they couldn’t feel anything with gloves on, especially if their vision loss was recent.