{"id":23786,"date":"2019-08-30T17:31:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=23786"},"modified":"2019-08-30T17:54:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:54:55","slug":"ihbcs-nw-branch-conference-2019-improving-accessibility-liverpool-10-oct-for-an-accessible-take-on-accessibility-with-tours-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=23786","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s NW Branch conference 2019: \u2018Improving Accessibility\u2019, Liverpool 10 Oct, for an accessible take on accessibility\u2026 with tours too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-23787\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NW2019_web-274x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/branches\/nwest\/index.html\">North West (NW) Branch<\/a> of the IHBC hosts its 2019 annual conference \u2013 \u2018<em>I<\/em><em>mproving Accessibility \u2013 Overcoming the Barriers to Heritage<\/em>\u2019 \u2013 in Liverpool on 10 October, \u2018on how to successfully overcome the accessibility barriers that can exclude groups from\u2026 historic buildings or sites or participating in heritage\u2019, with fees starting at \u00a370 (concessionary) and tour options of:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Victoria Gallery &amp; Museum<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Liverpool Waterfront<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>IHBC NW Events Co-ordinator\u00a0Katie Wray\u00a0writes:<\/p>\n<p>We are delighted to be holding a conference on access this year. It is a topic we have been considering for a few years as it has so many dimensions. It is essential for a sustainable future that the historic environment is accessible by all and\u00a0psychological access is just as important as physical access. We will be exploring the different aspects of access in this 1 day conference and hope to see you there to join in the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The IHBC\u2019s NW Branch writes:<\/p>\n<p>Heritage plays a key part in how we define our identity and, at a time of great debate over ideas of local and national identity, making heritage assets more accessible to a broader range of people is of great importance. Improving access to heritage can help promote a stronger sense of belonging and understanding of a place as well as stimulating wider public benefits such as improved health, wellbeing and job creation. Informed management of heritage assets can help to sustain and enhance those assets so that they become better used and valued both now and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The conference will explore these interrelated themes, focussing on how to successfully overcome the accessibility barriers that can exclude groups from enjoying and experiencing historic buildings or sites or participating in heritage activities. These barriers may be both intellectual as well as physical, and the conference will provide an opportunity to learn of new and innovative approaches to formal and informal learning about, and engaging with, heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The conference will be of interest to planners, architects, developers, amenity societies, and all those who manage and care for the historic environment.<\/p>\n<p>For more details and booking please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/heritageaccess.ihbc.org.uk\">heritageaccess.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/nw2019\/booking\/\">BOOK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbcnwevents@gmail.com\">ihbcnwevents@gmail.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Follow on Twitter for regular updates <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ihbcnwevents?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Ihbcnwevents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See #ihbcaccess for the conference<\/p>\n<p>For more on the NW Branch see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/branches\/nwest\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Branch webpage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North West (NW) Branch of the IHBC hosts its 2019 annual conference \u2013 \u2018Improving Accessibility \u2013 Overcoming the Barriers to Heritage\u2019 \u2013 in Liverpool on 10 October, \u2018on how to successfully overcome the accessibility barriers that can exclude groups &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=23786\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23786"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23789,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23786\/revisions\/23789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}