Monnig Meteorite Gallery Tour Assistance Application

The Monnig Meteorite Gallery provides educational and outreach experiences to more than 10,000 visitors and students each year. Within the gallery, lighting and design issues can cause complications for visually impaired visitors. The Monnig Meteorite Gallery aims to provide accommodations for visually impaired and non-English speaking visitors by providing a customizable experience through a tablet application, provided to visitors to the gallery. The application uses an array of features, including Bluetooth Beacons, Language Translation, Text-to-Speech, and UI customization to provide the contents of the gallery in an accessible manner to every visitor.