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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Baines, Lorena <<a href="mailto:L-Baines@NGA.GOV">L-Baines@NGA.GOV</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 06, 2015 12:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Luecking, Betsy<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Access Programs at the National Gallery of Art</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Ms. Luecking,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">My name is Lorena Baines and I recently stepped into the role of the first Manager of Accessible Programs here at the National Gallery of Art in Washington,
DC. I’ve worked in the Education Division here for several years but am now transitioning into this new position.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I am reaching out in the hopes that I can help spread the word about our accessible programs and accommodations.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our twice monthly
<b><u>Picture This tours</u></b> are designed for people who have low vision or are blind. The one-hour tours incorporate vibrant verbal description of each work of art and take place at 1:00 pm on the fourth Wednesday and Saturday of each month. I have attached
the fliers for both our May tours (which are coming up in a couple of weeks) and those scheduled in June.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Second, our monthly
<b><u>ASL at the NGA tours</u></b> introduce the collections of the National Gallery of Art and take place on the second Sunday of every month at 1:00. They also last about an hour.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Finally, we have about 25
<b><u>assistive listening devices that can be used on any public tour</u></b> with three weeks’ advance notice, if possible. The third flier attached to this email describes our ASL tours and has more information about using the ALDs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please feel free to spread the word or let me know if you have access to venues that might be interested in listing any or all of these tours. I am more
than happy to answer questions or provide more information! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you would like to talk on the phone or in person, I would be happy to discuss possible ways we could collaborate or see if there’s anything else we can
provide here at the Gallery. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lorena<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lorena Baines</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Manager of Accessible Programs</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">National Gallery of Art</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Washington, D.C.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">202-842-6905</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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