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This article ponders on the accessibility of art for people with visual impairments. Using the example of Fundacja Wielozmysły (Multi-Sense Foundation), it shows how the visually impaired can be included in the reception and creation of visual culture. The text presents various forms of making art accessible and translating the language of the visual into other senses. It highlights the potential of artistic mediation in the process of sharing and creating events accessible to people with visual impairments and those with regular vision. Accessibility is defined as creating common spaces and searching for places and situations where people with disabilities can participate in the cultural and social life on par with others. The authors of the article refer to disability studies and argue that as long as disability is perceived in a stereotypical manner accessibility cannot exist. They conclude that accessibility can be beneficial for everyone, regardless of disability, and may become a new, democratic form of experiencing art. For people with disabilities, accessibility will be a process that enables them to study visual culture and its products. For others, it may serve as a new form of contact with art.