KultureCity — the nation’s leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance for those with invisible disabilities — has partnered with GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi to make all exhibits and programs to be sensory inclusive. This new initiative will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all guests and fans with a sensory issue who visit the Mississippi Museum.
“We are so grateful to our partner, KultureCity, for helping us make the experience we offer here at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi accessible for even more guests,” said Emily Havens, Executive Director of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi.
“We’d also like to thank our sponsors, the Gertrude Ford Foundation and Maddox Foundation, for their contributions to this incredibly special and impactful project. We look forward to continuing to make our Museum accessible for all.”
As part of the certification process, GRAMMY Museum Mississippi staff were trained by leading medical professionals on how to recognize those guests and fans with sensory needs and how to handle a sensory overload situation. Sensory bags equipped with noise canceling headphones (provided by Puro Sound Labs), fidget tools, verbal cue cards, and weighted lap pads will also be available to all Museum guests who may feel overwhelmed by the environment.
