<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv=Content-Type>
<META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.23569">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Hooray! a birding book!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Do you have the Bard Owl who says,"Who cooks for
you?" or the wood thrush who says "where are you? Here I am."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>doesn't matter -anything will be
fun!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Georgia>Patty</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Ann@acunningham.com
href="mailto:Ann@acunningham.com">Ann@acunningham.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=artists-making-art@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">Artists Making Art persons</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 28, 2014 12:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Artists-making-art] [FWD:
[Artbeyondsightmuseums] Touch TourDevelopment]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<DIV>Good morning, </DIV>
<DIV>I am forwarding a conversation started on Art Beyond Sight Museums list,
also hosted on NFB's site. </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><A
href="mailto:artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org">artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>I thought you guys might find it interesting and have something to
add. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>I am hard at work on my Backyard Birder, it is a book featuring ten
noisy urban and rural birds common throughout North America. I will be posting
some updates on my progress on my blog too. <A
href="http://www.SensationalBooks.com/blog">http://www.SensationalBooks.com/blog</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>It will have full color pictures and it will be fully
embossed. </SPAN><SPAN>If you scroll to the bottom of the blog page there
is a "Follow" button which will send a notice when a new post is
up. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Today I am going to post an essay by our own Deborah Kent Stein. It
is an inspiring piece and reminds me that what we do is important. Thanks for
that, Debbie!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Congratulations to Lynda on all her success with her exhibit. I am
sure it will continue to send ripples throughout the art
world. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Ann</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono,times">Ann Cunningham</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono,times"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tactile Art - a
creative way to see the world!</SPAN></EM></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono,times">303 238 4760</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono,times"><A
href="mailto:ann@acunningham.com">ann@acunningham.com</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono,times"><A
href="http://www.acunningham.com">http://www.acunningham.com</A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: andale mono,times"><A
href="http://www.sensationalbooks.com">http://www.sensationalbooks.com</A>
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 8px; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; COLOR: black; MARGIN-LEFT: 8px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"
id=replyBlockquote webmail="1">
<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject:
[Artbeyondsightmuseums] Touch Tour Development<BR>From: "Meliska, Elin"
<<A href="mailto:MeliskaE@si.edu">MeliskaE@si.edu</A>><BR>Date: Mon,
March 24, 2014 9:05 am<BR>To: "'<A
href="mailto:artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org">artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org</A>'"<BR><<A
href="mailto:artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org">artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org</A>><BR><BR>Hello,<BR><BR>My
name is Elin Meliska and I am developing a self-guided touch tour for blind
and low vision visitors at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. I'm
totally new at this and was hoping some seasoned pros could offer some
help.<BR><BR><BR>* Does anyone have experience writing visual descriptions
of objects? Or do most museums contract this out?<BR><BR>* Do any other
museums offer a self-guided touch tour? If so, what are some of the
challenges or strengths you have encountered?<BR><BR>* How do you advertise
your programs and what community relationships have you found
successful?<BR><BR>Thank you so much for your help. Any and all advice is
much
appreciated!<BR><BR>Elin<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Artbeyondsightmuseums
mailing list<BR><A
href="mailto:Artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org">Artbeyondsightmuseums@nfbnet.org</A><BR><A
href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org</A><BR>To
unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Artbeyondsightmuseums:<BR><A
href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org/ann%40acunningham.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artbeyondsightmuseums_nfbnet.org/ann%40acunningham.com</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Artists-making-art
mailing
list<BR>Artists-making-art@nfbnet.org<BR>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org<BR>To
unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Artists-making-art:<BR>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/artists-making-art_nfbnet.org/pece03%40gmail.com</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>