[Home-on-the-Range] Fwd: Intrepid Verbal Description Tours: On the Mend - March 22 and 24

[Don Mulik]

You might be interested in this tour.

Don Mulik

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From: Charlotte Martin <cmartin at intrepidmuseum.org>
Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 10:53 AM
Subject: Intrepid Verbal Description Tours: On the Mend - March 22 and 24
To: Access at intrepidmuseum.org <Access at intrepidmuseum.org>


Good afternoon,



The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is pleased to announce our next public
virtual verbal description tour for individuals who are blind or have low
vision!



These educator-led tours are conducted remotely over Zoom with verbal
description and conversation. Programs are accessible by web link and by
call-in phone number, depending on your preference. These programs take
place quarterly and are free with advance registration. Each program will
be offered twice.



Please share with others who might be interested! Below this announcement,
there is information about additional opportunities for schools and
organizations and for Museum visitors.
On the Mend: Restoring *Intrepid*’s Sick Bay Dates and Times:

Tuesday, March 22, 2:00-3:30pm ET or

Thursday, March 24, 5:30pm-7:00pm ET


Program Description:

Explore the Intrepid Museum’s newest special exhibition! Through verbal
description, oral histories and audio recordings, learn about how *Intrepid*’s
medical staff tended to the health and well-being of 3,000 crew members and
how Museum staff now care for the spaces, equipment and artifacts they left
behind.


How to Register:

Please email access at intrepidmuseum.org
<access at intrepidmuseum.org?subject=Verbal%20Description%20tour%20registration>
to register for one session. Please include which session you are
registering for (March 22 at 2:00pm ET or March 24 at 5:30pm ET).


Additional Opportunities Verbal Description Tours for Schools and
Organizations

Virtual and in-person verbal description programs are available for school
groups and organizations. Programs are free for New York City-based schools
and organizations.
For more information, please visit the Group Education Programs page
<https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/education/School-Programs>, under Groups
with Disabilities.

To reserve a virtual program, please complete the Virtual Education Program
Request Form <https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/education/virtual-request-form>.
For programs at the Museum, please complete the On-Site Museum Program
Request Form <https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/education/on-site-request-form>.
Select “Verbal Description Tour” as the program type. Please contact us at
access at intrepidmuseum.org with any questions.   Resources for visitors

The Intrepid Museum is now open to the public every day from 10:00am to
5:00pm! Visitors may borrow a Verbal Description and Tactile Guide with
Talking Pen from the Information Desk at no additional cost. The Museum’s
new Mobile Guide also includes descriptions of exhibits, historic spaces
and wayfinding, along with label text, videos and other content. The Mobile
Guide can be accessed on any smart phone, tablet or computer at this link
<https://maps.intrepidmuseum.org/>.



Visitors who are blind or have low vision may also request a customized
verbal description and touch tour with admission, at no additional cost,
with advance request. For more information, please email
access at intrepidmuseum.org or call 646-381-5158 at least two weeks before
your planned visit.



All the best,

Charlotte and Team Access



Charlotte Martin *(she/her)*

Director of Access Initiatives



Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

One Intrepid Square

12th Avenue and 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
Office: (646) 381-5163

Cell: (917) 225-3012

cmartin at intrepidmuseum.org
www.intrepidmuseum.org



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-- 
Don Mulik
Cell 913-544-8119
Life is fragile. Handle with prayer. 🙏🏻
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