<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi all,<div class="">I’mtaking art classes at Braille Institute this fall, and one of my teachers is working to make content accessible at local museums. I just wanted to share this recent development in case anyone likes museum tours. My art teacher describes the video.</div><div class="">Here is the info.</div><div class=""><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="">This accessible, online museum tour was designed with a VI audience in mind. Throughout the tour, you'll hear Erin provide in-depth descriptions of the artworks, where the works are placed in the gallery, the meaning and symbolism behind the works, and the artist's fascinating biographies.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="">This audio descriptive tour will cover the artworks of </span><span style="font-family: "Kent Beta"; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; text-align: left;" class="">Filipino-American artist Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza, Korean-American artist </span><span style="font-family: "Kent Beta", serif; font-size: 16.3799991607666px; text-align: left;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;" class="">Kyungmi Shin, and Chilean-American artist </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;" class="">Marsia Alexander-Clarke. Each artist examines themes of cultural identity in unique ways: from installation and ceramic sculpture to sound art and video. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="">The tour just went live, online a couple of days ago. Please feel free to check it out here: </span><span style="font-size: 16.3799991607666px;" class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjPLB82n9U" id="LPlnk" class=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjPLB82n9U</span></a></span></div><div class="_EReadonly_1 _EType_OWALinkPreview _Entity _EId_OWALinkPreview"><div id="LPBorder_BVTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g:dj1qWWpQTEI4Mm45VQ.." class="LPBorder792419" style="width: 650px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative; max-width: 800px; min-width: 424px;"><table id="LPContainer792419" role="presentation" style="padding: 12px 36px 12px 12px; width: 600px; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 200, 200); border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr valign="top" style="border-spacing: 0px;" class=""><td class=""><div id="LPImageContainer792419" style="position: relative; margin-right: 12px; height: 180px; overflow: hidden; width: 240px;" class=""><a target="_blank" id="LPImageAnchor792419" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjPLB82n9U" class=""><img id="LPThumbnailImageId792419" alt="" height="180" width="240" src="https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVF.uiegDKJjCY03jxg8SZnNXQ&pid=Api" style="display: block;" class=""></a></div></td><td style="width: 338px;" class=""><div id="LPTitle792419" style="font-size: 21px; margin-right: 8px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_light, "Segoe UI Light", "Segoe WP Light", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12px;" class=""><a target="_blank" id="LPUrlAnchor792419" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjPLB82n9U" style="text-decoration: none; color: var(--themePrimary);" class="">Accessible Tour of OCMA</a></div><div id="LPDescription792419" style="font-size: 14px; max-height: 100px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-right: 8px; overflow: hidden;" class="">Enjoy an audio tour of three OCMA exhibitions designed for audiences who are blind, have low vision, or who are otherwise visually impaired. Featuring audio description (also known as descriptive narration), this tour provides detailed verbal descriptions of artworks that help audiences access visual content essential to understanding the ...</div><div id="LPMetadata792419" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(166, 166, 166); font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.youtube.com" class="">www.youtube.com</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 24pt;" class="">More partnerships for accessible tours are planned for the future, so please check it out.</span></div></div></body></html>