Design guidance for youth with learning disabilities

April 17th, 2025 | RESEARCH

This document offers guidelines for designing exhibits that engage youth with learning disabilities (LD). It includes brief background on learning disabilities and a set of personas, along with five single-page cards. Each card describes a research-derived design principle and offers guidance for exhibit teams, including prompts in the form of questions and visual examples of how the principles can be implemented.

Document

Autonomy_LD_DesignGuidance_FINAL.pdf

Team Members

Sara Castellucci, Author, Museum of Science, Boston
Becki Kipling, Author, Museum of Science, Boston
Sunewan Paneto, Author, Museum of Science, Boston
Samantha Daley, Author, University of Rochester
Gabrielle Schlichtmann, Author, EdTogether
Calvin Uzelmeier, Author, Rochester Museum & Science Center

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Award Number: 2005571

Related URLs

Intrinsic Motivation in Science Museums: Learning from and Broadening Participation of Visitors with Learning Disabilities

Tags

Access and Inclusion: People with Disabilities
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Reference Materials | Research | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Media and Technology