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Accessible JHSP

The JHSP Accessible project is an initiative by Japan House São Paulo that provides accessibility resources to ensure an inclusive experience during visits to the venue, current exhibitions, and digital environments.

Available Accessibility Resources

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I. Communicational Accessibility
Sensory resources and assistive technology for exhibition mediation at JHSP.

Accessible Stations (ground floor and 2nd floor), including:

Institutional text in dual reading format (large print and braille), and tactile QR codes for access to a digital platform featuring audio description, Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) with Portuguese subtitles, and digital texts. This platform includes exhibition content and information about the sensory resources on the station;

Tactile Map with textured embossed images and dual reading labels, showing the location of the exhibition space and the exhibited content;

Sensory Resources (bi- or three-dimensional) for tactile and multi-sensory exploration and recognition.

QR codes (Libras and audio description) for access to accessible platforms, placed near accessible resources in the exhibition areas.

Tactile raised-relief maps are located next to JHSP elevators and include a tactile floor plan of the building’s three levels with dual reading legends.

Institutional Libras video about JHSP and the building’s architectural project, with Portuguese subtitles and audio narration.

Digital Accessibility on the institution’s website: Libras translations of institutional texts.

Tactile model of the JHSP building with dual reading labels, including universal design furniture with drawers containing architectural elements of the building and a dual reading tactile map showing the location of the institution and its surroundings.

II. Architectural Accessibility
JHSP holds the Architectural Accessibility Seal.

Access ramps for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility at the exhibition entrance, ground floor garden, and 2nd floor.

Vertical accessibility: elevators for transporting wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility, with signage for people with visual impairments.

Horizontal accessibility: circulation for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility throughout all exhibition areas, including restrooms.

III. Attitudinal Accessibility
Training and awareness for the institution’s staff and educators.

Design and implementation of communicational accessibility in all exhibitions.

Inclusive educational activities (in-person and online) for diverse audiences. Permanent consulting with specialists in communicational accessibility and people with physical and sensory disabilities (hearing and visual).

 

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