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- 1. EFFECTIVE DEAF SPORTSCOLLECTIONS IN EXHIBITION AND ON-LINE Anita Small, M.Sc., Ed.D. & Joanne Cripps CYW Deaf History International, July 17, 2015
- 2. Presentation Outline • Contextfor Exhibition - Deaf “cultural space” DEAF CULTURE CENTRE, Toronto, Canada • Goals • Effective Exhibition of documents, photographs, film footage, artifacts, facts and timelines Design approach - aesthetically appealing, clear and simple Creative Thought provoking • Demonstrate Historic Sports Inventions • Tell Historic Sports Stories • Engage with Interactive Sports Exhibitions • Encourage Deaf Sports involvement
- 3. What is Deaf“Cultural Space”? • It is not about “access” • It is about empowerment - celebration of collective experience, language, literature, sports, culture & heritage • Set in a culture, arts and entertainment district of Toronto, Canada • Deaf culturally based architecture & design • Sign Language environment (ASL, LSQ, etc.) • Deaf role models (storytellers, athletes, Deaf leaders who impacted society - Deaf community and society at large) • Endless opportunity for expression, gaining knowledge, social participation & leadership
- 4. Exhibit Context DEAF CULTURECENTRE Top 10 Best of Canada Design Award 2007 Deaf “Cultural Space”
- 5. Goals: Deaf Culture Centre’sPerspective • Create meaningful, memorable and fun experiences • Engage visitors in inspiring stories of Deaf sports and community • Increase public awareness, appreciation, knowledge, understanding and support of Deaf Sports and Deaf athletes • Encourage participation in Deaf Sports • Celebrate provincial, national and international Deaf Sports organizations and activities
- 6. Goals: Visitor’s Perspective •Have a really good time • Feel proud and inspired by the remarkable efforts and successes in Deaf Sports • Communicate with each other socially, intellectually and affectively • Enter into “dialogue” with the community, sharing stories, bringing a friend to the exhibit, participating and encouraging participation in Deaf Sports at • appreciate the range of contributions to local, national and international sports and be excited by upcoming sports events
- 7. Design Approach • unifythe exhibit and transform the space • is inviting, fun and energetic • may use colours and motifs from the Canadian Deaf Sports Association to encourage awareness of CDSA • use the floor surface and upper ceiling space as exhibit areas • use strong graphic/photographic elements to create sense of history, action and achievement.
- 8. Unify and Transformthe Space
- 11. Exhibit Facts andTimelines
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- 13. Exhibit Deaf SportsInventions • Paul Hubbard’s football huddle (1894) • William Hoy’s (1862 -1961) baseball signals • James Kyte’s hockey glass reflection (playing career 1983- 1997) • Hockey night lights
- 24. Inspiring & EntertainingSports Stories • Team Canada • Brittany Mallach • Francis Roussell • Locker room stories
- 43. Interactive Exhibits • Re-enactHubbard’s football huddle • Football drill opportunity • Photo opportunity with Deaflympic champion, • Chocolate medallions, sports dress up • Play Wii sports – learn sports signs • Provide workshops, lectures, host pre- Deaflympic party, etc.
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- 50. Lectures/ Workshops Joanne Robinson,The History of Deaf Sports in Alberta
- 51. A Living BreathingExhibit
- 56. Deafplanet.com: deafplanetsportsvillage • United Nations’WSIS +10 Champion, selected Best of the Best by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) at UNESCO • 2005 World Summit Award (WSA), international award for best e-content and creativity, e-inclusion category for www.deafplanet.com website and TV production • 2005 Gemini Award nominee for best interactive TV/website production and most popular website • 2004 Grand Finalist, NHK Japan Prize, a prestigious international web prize for deafplanet.com • 2004 Gemini Award nominee, one of the five best interactive TV/website productions • 2004 Nominated one of the top 10 finalists for Most Popular
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- 61. Youth and MainstreamOutreach
Editor's Notes
- #11 Use colours and motifs that encourage knowledge of CDSA
- #31 Note Francis Roussel’s 21 original medallions accompanying this panel in the real exhibit.
- #48 Note interactivity - dress up hockey gear in the bin for kids, opportunity for photo with the captain of the Canadian Deaflympic champion team (Sweden 2003) and edible chocolate medalions.