— Accessibility and Inclusion

The 36th Bienal de São Paulo – Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice includes a series of accessibility and inclusion initiatives, designed with the support of the specialized consultancy Mais Diferenças, which developed a comprehensive project involving various aspects of the exhibition. In this edition, we have expanded the number of artists with accessible content to fifty, approximately 40% of the artists featured at the Bienal Pavilion.

Among the new features are the exhibition route in Easy Read and the project Bienal Prática, a web app in augmented reality with accessibility features and artwork descriptions in Easy Read.

See below the measures taken so that everyone feels welcome and has support and autonomy in their experience of visiting the exhibition. Find out what might work best for you!

Physical accessibility

We provide elevators, access ramps, a lifting platform located between the ground floor and mezzanine, adapted restrooms, and an emergency sound system. In addition, wheelchairs are available for use during visits – just ask a visitor guide at the Pavilion entrance.

Inclusive audioguide

Each track presents stories related to the artworks and comments on the participants’ processes. As an inclusive audioguide, it is also available in Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). More information coming soon.

Bienal Prática

Coming soon.

Image descriptions

All images used on the 36th Bienal website, on the Bienal Portal, and on our Instagram include descriptions in the alt field for screen readers. Videos do not yet have this feature, so posts with audiovisual content include text accompanied by the hashtag #paratodosverem (“for everyone to see”).

Easy Read

Easy Read is a way of writing that makes comprehension easier and helps promote equity in societies characterized by diversity, since it recognizes language as one of the fields of struggle for inclusion. For the 36th Bienal, the Bienal de São Paulo Foundation, together with Mais Diferenças, expanded the Easy Read page with information about the Foundation, the Pavilion, the Bienal, the curatorial concept of the edition, the curators, and it also includes a route through twenty artworks.

Tactile models

In the education–mediation space on the ground floor, you will find tactile models of Ibirapuera Park and the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion to help understand the dimensions of the building.

Mediation and accessible visits

Whenever needed, the Bienal Foundation provides Libras interpreters for cultural dissemination and mediation activities. The mediation team is trained to welcome people with physical, sensory, and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with reduced mobility. Please note that admission to the exhibition and all mediation activities and public programs is free of charge.

To meet the needs of diverse visitors, the Bienal offers inclusive guided visits with Libras interpretation. You can book a group guided visit in Libras through the scheduling platform or join a spontaneous visit by approaching the mediation team at the reception desk on the ground floor.

Tactile floor plans

On each floor, you will find a tactile floor plan of the space.

Educational publications

The educational publications include accessibility features such as audio description of artworks, Libras videos, and contributions from collaborators in the production of the texts. More information coming soon.

Signage

In the exhibition space, all texts are printed in enlarged fonts to ensure readability for people with low vision.

Materials in Braille and large print

We have prepared an accessible route for blind and low-vision visitors, which can be complemented by curatorial texts and texts about the artworks printed in Braille and in large-print, high-contrast versions. Please visit the education–mediation spaces to access these materials.

Videolibras

Coming soon.

Web

The internet is an important tool for content accessibility. Therefore, this website includes accessibility features such as an automatic text translator into Libras and options to adjust contrast and font size. All publications of the 36th Bienal will also be made available on this platform for viewing and downloading in PDF format, allowing computer reading and, thus, access to the content by people with visual impairments.