Accessibility Assessments
At the beginning of my residency, I completed twelve accessibility assessments. These assignments consisted of me visiting 12 different parks, photographing the interpretive spaces, and documenting different accessibility opportunities and challenges to the spaces. Each park was specifically selected to represent a full range of interpretive centers offered by the Tennessee State Parks, including exhibit spaces and nature centers. It is also important to note that the Tennessee State Parks are split into six sections, and two parks were chosen from each. The last part of this work section was to complete a best practice guide on making the interpretive spaces accessible. These are state documents and are not available for review.
Historic Preservation Assessments
Well completing the accessibility assessments, I came across two parks that also needed historic preservation assessments completed to help with the state preservation effort within the parks. I used my knowledge from working at the Center for Historic Preservation and completed these assessments in the same manner. These are state documents and are not available for review.
Workshop PowerPoints
The last part of this section of my research was to create a PowerPoint that can be reviewed as a workshop for the rangers. The first workshop focuses on the overview of accessible and why accessible spaces are essential. The second workshop focuses on making the interpretive spaces accessible through the different senses, technology, and interior experiences. These are state documents and are not available for review.
