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class=bumpedfont15><b><font size=4 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold'>Smithsonian Folklife Festival Accessible
to Visitors with Disabilities</span></font></b></span><font size=4
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:15.75pt'><span class=bumpedfont15><font size=4 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>The Smithsonian Institution is
committed to making the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival accessible and
enjoyable for our visitors with disabilities. The 2011 Festival
features “<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Colombia</st1:place></st1:country-region>:
The Nature of Culture,” “The Peace Corps: Fifty Years,”
and “Rhythm and Blues: Tell It Like It Is.”</span></font></span><font
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line-height:15.75pt'><span class=bumpedfont15><font size=4 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>The
10-day Festival, held outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh
and 14th streets, will take place from Thursday, June
30, through Monday, July 4, and Thursday, July 7, through
Monday, July 11. Admission is free. Festival hours are from 11 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. each day, with concerts, special events and dance parties extending
into most evenings.</span></font></span><font size=4 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:15.75pt'><span class=bumpedfont15><font size=4 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>A large-print version of
the Festival’s daily schedule and food concession menus will
be available. The Festival program book is available on CD
and in other formats upon request. A limited number of
wheelchairs will be available at the Volunteer tent for
loan. </span></font></span><font size=4 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:15.75pt'><span class=bumpedfont15><font size=4 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>American Sign
Language (ASL) interpreters will be on site to interpret
selected performances and presentations clearly indicated on the daily Festival
schedule. An additional ASL interpreter is on site each day and can be
reached via the Volunteer tent for visitors with requests beyond the scheduled
events. Real-time captioning (CART) will be provided for selected
performances and presentations. </span></font></span><font size=4
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>CART
availability will be noted in festival schedule<span class=bumpedfont15>.
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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class=bumpedfont15><font size=4 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'> Verbal-description and tactile tours
are scheduled for Saturday July 1 and Friday July
8 at 1:30 p.m. for visitors who are blind or have low
vision; reservations may be made by e-mailing <a
href="mailto:access@si.edu" title="blocked::mailto:access@si.edu">access@si.edu</a>. To
request other access services not listed above,
please call (202) 633-2921 (voice) or e-mail <a
href="mailto:access@si.edu" title="blocked::mailto:access@si.edu">access@si.edu</a>. All
music-stage locations are equipped with audio loops. The Smithsonian Folklife
Festival welcomes all service animals.</span></font></span><font size=4
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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line-height:15.75pt'><span class=bumpedfont15><font size=4 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>The Smithsonian Folklife Festival,
inaugurated in 1967, honors tradition bearers from across the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
and around the world. With approximately 1 million visitors each
year, the Festival unites performers and visitors in the
nation’s capital to celebrate the diversity of cultural traditions. It is
produced by the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
and co-sponsored by the National Park Service. The Festival’s website is <a
href="http://www.festival.si.edu" title="blocked::http://www.festival.si.edu/">http://www.festival.si.edu</a>.</span></font></span><font
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