Fundacion Orange launches the Sign-guide service at the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain

On May 26th, the Fundación Orange launched the Sign-guide service at the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain. This action is a part of its mission to improve the quality of life of disabled people who have a hearing or sight impairment, or autism.

This new service provides a complete information guide enabling hearing-impaired and deaf people (there are almost one million in Spain) to visit this important museum. Previously, the information about the museum collections was only available in an audio-guide.
Thanks to the support of the Fundación Orange - and after the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid - the National Museum of Roman Art is the second museum in Spain to offer this service. Under the general management of Bellas Artes, this institution is part of the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

The Sign-guide service is available on PDA devices which are extremely easy to use. They contain a video presentation of the museum’s collections in Spanish sign language with subtitles. The pathway to visit the collections inside the museum is also adapted to this sign language service, so that deaf people are autonomous during the visit and can understand it in ideal conditions.
The Fundación CNSE (Spanish Confederation for Deaf People) provided the translation of the contents of the museum into sign language. The contents are organized in themes about Roman life in Spain: historical context, religion, home life, funeral rites, etc. In addition, the service provides information about the museum building itself (made by the famous architect Rafael Moneo), activities, timetables and a glossary of artistic terms.

Once again, the Orange Foundation demonstrates its engagement in support of the company's mission to give all people the means to communicate.



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National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida