[Greater-baltimore] [Nfbmdtlc-chapter] Audio Description at museums

[Watson, Bob]

Some Smithsonian access -  IMAX theaters for sure. And some exhibits. You can email for more detail- 
access at si.edu



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Hello,

I know the science center offers it as well. Someone told me they believe the news a.m. Washington DC also offers it. But, you would have to check on that one, but I know the science center does because I have used that one before myself.

Also, I believe the Baltimore Museum of art also offers descriptive audio.

Nicole D. Fincham
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> On Jun 14, 2015, at 4:33 PM, mary jo hartle via Nfbmdtlc-chapter <nfbmdtlc-chapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>                Hi all,
> I am  trying to find out about any of the museums in D.C. or here in MD. Which offer descriptive tours (the kind with descriptive audio headsets or handsets—not a dosent tour) .  Sometimes these pop up and we don’t hear about them.  For example, I just learned about the handheld device and descriptive audio offered at the National Aquarium.  I used it last  week for the first time and was pretty impressed.  Anyway, do any of you know of any in the D.C. and MD areas, namely at the Smithsonian’s?  According to some brief searching online, I only see that the International spy museum and the White House were listed four the D.C./MD/VA areas, but I know from personal experience that Mount Vernon also offers one, in addition to the Aquarium as I mentioned.  So, I’m wondering if any of you know of new places offering this that maybe some of us have not heard of yet?  If so, would you mind sharing?
> Thanks,
> Mary Jo Hartle
> P.S.  The new AMC theater in Towson , offers description headsets for movies there—so long as the movie has an accompanying descriptive audio track.  We’ve used it and it was pretty great.  I suggest however that you bring your own headset as the ones they provide are the large ear muff style and if you wear them, they tend to muffle the original sound from the movie.  Just FYI.  
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