Patricia Bérubé
PEAC Instructor
| Degrees: | Ph.D. Cultural Mediations (Carleton University), Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Studies (Carleton University), M.A. in Art History (Université de Montréal), B.A. in Art History and Museology (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
About
Patricia is an instructor for the Accessibility Institute’s Professional Education for Accessibility Competence (PEAC) program.
Patricia teaches PEAC 300: Inclusive and Universal Design (one of the three required competencies).
Background
Dr. Patricia Bérubé completed her PhD in cultural mediations and her research aimed to make paintings more accessible to museum visitors who are visually impaired and blind. She identifies as neurodivergent and likes to think of design as something that should be accessible to all. Coming from an Art History background, Patricia is drawn to the question of cultural accessibility within museums. She has always been particularly interested in the evolution of the concept of ‘museum public’, which now starts to expand to previously underrepresented or marginalized groups. By analyzing how colours are used and accessed, her research aims to challenge and broaden our understanding of what cultural accessibility is or should be.