Integrated Community Alternatives Network Inc

A Unique Partnership Between the Integrated Community Alternatives Network and the Utica Children?s Museum-a New York State Children?s Museum/behavioral Health Nonprofit Partnership-is Working to Create a New Children?s Museum Incorporating Trauma-informed Universal Design Concepts. the Project, Titled Utica Children?s Museum 2.0 (museum 2.0), Will Serve Approximately 80,000 Children and the Adults Who Care for Them in a Five-county Region and Will Be Inclusive of All Children-especially Those Who Are on the Autism Spectrum, Have Experienced Trauma, or Live in Poverty. It Will Provide a Safe, Communal Space That Encourages Learning and Play. Anticipated Outcomes of Museum 2.0?S Universal Design Focus Include Fully Accessible Building and Exhibits, Audience-based Activities Reflecting Community Educational Needs, Complete Inclusion of Diverse Cultural/socio-economic Groups, Collaborative Relationships With Local Schools, and Regional Portability via the Mobile Museum Without Walls.