Accessibility is a key priority for German museums. It means more than wheelchair ramps, elevators, video guides in sign language, and audio descriptive tours. In Germany, content in what’s called “Leichte Sprache” (Easy Language) is a fundamental pillar of the accessibility mission. Never heard of it? It’s a special form of standard German that follows specific rules of grammar, vocabulary, layout and structure. The goal is to enable people with cognitive disabilities or a limited knowledge of German to access information and, by law, many authorities are required to have documents and othe […]

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Are you still thinking about the Royal Wedding? Reading tweets about Meghan Markle’s beagle, perhaps? If you’re a stickler for details or fashion, perhaps you’ve been wondering why Meghan Markle didn’t match her wedding-day Cartier bracelet and Cartier earrings with a Cartier tiara from the Royal Collection Trust. […]

To tinker is to seek answers. To be creative. To learn. And to not fear making a mistake. It doesn’t really feel like the way the real world operates, which emphasizes perfection and the right answer. But in science, innovations are often the result of different theories that are shared and melded together. […]