ABSTRACT
In 2007, ICOM Italy established a thematic commission for museum accessibility. Through a lively debate with both Italian and international colleagues, an opportunity arose to create an International Committee for museum accessibility, inclusion and usability. Such an interdisciplinary and complex theme (motor, sensory and cognitive disabilities, social exclusion, etc.) has been discussed in a participatory manner. Many governments are now focusing on this theme and the Italian Ministry of Culture recently created a dedicated working group. This chapter summarises the presentation held by one of the authors (AR) at the ICOM Kyoto 2019 roundtable at Shimogamo Hangicho, Sakyo-ku, in Kyoto, on 2 September 2019.
