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State librarian says Connecticut History Museum partnership declined for timing reasons despite ARPA funds for accessibility
Summary
The Connecticut State Library told the Appropriations panel it turned down an external offer to use ARPA money to make museum exhibits accessible to people who are blind or have low vision because the museum is undergoing staff and modernization work and lacks capacity to implement the pilot now.
Deborah Shonder, Connecticut’s state librarian, told the Appropriations subcommittee the State Library declined an outside offer to use ARPA funding to adapt museum exhibits for people who are blind or have low vision because the timing conflicted with a major modernization effort at the Museum of Connecticut History.
Shonder said the museum is “currently undergoing significant modernization and change after a significant over a changeover in our…
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