73 The Accessibility Project

The Tower of David Jerusalem Museum is located within an ancient citadel that was built thousands of years ago. In recent years, it has become a global leader in all that concerns accessibility, witnessed by the local and international prizes it has won. The two-hour tour will be led by Neta Heller, the Museum’s Deputy Director, and Reut Dadon-Kozak, the Head of Access and Inclusion, during which they will present the large-scale accessibility project. Its aim is to make Jerusalem’s heritage and culture accessible to everyone and enable all visitors to appreciate them, while at the same time strictly safeguarding the restoration values. They will also illustrate how the visitor experience at the Museum has been adapted to blind and partially sighted persons, how rich and complex content is conveyed to persons with cognitive decline, and which tools have been customized to persons who are hard of hearing or deaf.