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A fascinating site that provides accessible information on plants, their history, culture and use in South Asia and the West.
It brings together pictures and objects from various collections in a clean, user-friendly site that encourages downloading and printing. Navigation through the site is clear and accessible to both abled and disabled users.
It shows innovative community work that has brought partnership between museums and gardens and the British-Asian community. The depth of information is impressive and provides a useful research tool for all ages, whilst retaining an infectious enthusiasm for the subject matter. A highly recommended website! Emily Cartlidge
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Many thanks to those above who nominated the Plant Cultures site. As project manager for the website, it's not for me to nominate it, but I'd like to comment on how different aspects of accessibility have ben picked up. Our web designer, NYKRIS, took a really rigorous approach to accessibility for disabled users. We've just been running trials with screenreader users & dyslexic users who have given us very good feedback on the navigation and design.
But accessibility also means making museum/library collections and historic gardens accessible to new users, and that's been an important theme of the project. Users are warmly encouraged to download or print any of our 800 rare images. We've also given access to the website to anyone who wants to add their own experiences. Mark Nesbitt
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The plant cultures website created by Kew Gardens is one of the most creatively informative websites I have encountered in my studies on Mughal garden history. However it is not academic but accessable to all levels with a lively visual element and a number of themes to explore,including "empire" "gardens" and "art". Teachers will find the activities and school sections really useful! Deborah Dunham
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The site provides a very user-friendly guide to plants, their origins and uses. The detail is very accessible, interesting without being excessively technical or fussy, and provides a useful project work resource. The pictures are easy to view and download.
The site also serves as a cultural bridge between Britain and the Indian sub-continent.
Although the site is geared towards older children, I can see its use for younger children, too.
Lizzie Howarth
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