This article reflects the experience of the National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania (ANBPR), as a use case provider within the Horizon 2021-2027 project entitled SHIFT: MetamorphoSis of cultural Heritage Into augmented hypermedia assets For enhanced accessibiliTy and inclusion, in surveying the interest of library service non-users, visually and hearing impaired people, persons with locomotor problems and belonging to the autistic spectrum, for the use of assistive technological solutions based on Artificial Intelligence, designed for libraries and museums. The current research is based on the interpretation of the answers of 30 participants belonging to vulnerable groups to a Questionnaire on the European Cultural Heritage and to a Structured Interview, both intended to probe to what extent individuals with different disabilities can fully benefit from the cultural heritage in libraries and museums in an accessible, appealing and inclusive way. The research efforts focused on the evaluation of different behavioral patterns dictated by certain barriers of non-users of cultural services (visually & hearing impairment, locomotor disability or autism spectrum disorder) and on the way in which the SHIFT technological solutions, such as Text to Text Speech, Image to Speech, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Navigation on Large Scale Models, Landscapes to Soundscapes, etc., designed by SHIFT partners, are able to bring cultural heritage closer to people belonging to vulnerable groups.

Authors:
Ioana Cornelia Cristina Crihană, The National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries, Romania

About the Presenter(s)
Ms Ioana Cornelia Cristina Crihană is a Business Owner/Executive at The National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania in Romania

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