Tuesday, November 20 • 11:34am - 11:49am

Integrating New Zealand Sign language in-museum and online.

Te Papa looks at the process of creating access to New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) through digital interfaces within the museum, and online mediums.

By working with members of the Deaf community both in New Zealand and Australia we have been able to co-design on-demand NZSL video to sit alongside our other two official languages; English and Te Reo Māori.

Video content is one of the key channels of communicating stories and content at Te Papa, both on the floor and via the web. An opportunity was identified to further the reach of our content by making it easily available through NZSL. In this process we needed to challenge pre existing assumptions and misconceptions about NZSL and how to best deliver it in a GLAM environment. This presentation will cover how we got started, the things we learned and what has been achieved so far.

Karyn Brice

Service Innovation Lab

UX / UI Designer

Wellington

Karyn has worked in technology companies, digital and design agencies, and has recently worked in the museum sector at Te Papa. She works collaboratively with cross functional, multidisciplinary teams, while integrating stakeholder engagement alongside user centred processes. Karyn’s aim is to create, intuitive, accessible, meaningful and fun digital experiences. She now works with government agencies through the Service Innovation Lab