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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings, I am very excited about this opportunity! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For your information…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sherry<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Sharon Lovering via announce [mailto:announce@acblists.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> leadership@acblists.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Sharon Lovering <slovering@acb.org>; announce@acblists.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [announce] audio description of the solar eclipse<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Joel Snyder, Director, Audio Description Project<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(202) 467-5083<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:blue'><img width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D311C4.D20EE4D0" alt="ADP Logo and Link to Home Page"></span> <a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.acb.org?p=eyJzIjoiMzFxVWJmNEJleU1KaVhaVDZyZDRBUTE1SFNBIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmFjYi5vcmdcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiOTJkMzFiZjIwMzUwNGM3MmE4ZDE5MzBmMTAzYTE2OThcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJlZWExMjZhZWNjYjIxNGI0NmM4NDdmMDdjMjNhNGE2M2Q4ZThkYTRkXCJdfSJ9" title=Home><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#214A6D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D311C4.D20EE4D0" alt=Home></span></a> <img border=0 width=98 height=98 style='width:1.0208in;height:1.0208in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D311C4.D20EE4D0" alt=tvdesc-n><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Audio Description to Allow the Blind To “See” the Total Eclipse<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 — The Audio Description Project, an initiative of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), along with the Mid-Tennessee Council of the Blind, the Tennessee School for the Blind and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, announces an opportunity for blind people world-wide to experience the upcoming total eclipse of the sun.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Monday afternoon, August 21, at exactly 1:27 p.m. (CDT), the Sun above Nashville, TN will disappear from view. The sky will go completely dark. But through the use of succinct, imaginative and vivid language – audio description –the event will be accessible to the millions of people who are blind or have low vision, or anyone who wishes to experience a verbal version of the visual.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. (CDT) on August 21, Dr. Joel Snyder will host “A Total Eclipse — Audio Described!” on ACB Radio. Snyder, the director of ACB’s Audio Description Project, will present an hour of songs (“Ain’t Got No Sunshine,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Blinded by the Light,” “When The Sun Goes Down,” etc.), interviews and special guests — with the main event being described live from the Tennessee School for the Blind between 1:15 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. (CDT). Trained audio describer, Nashville-based Julia Cawthon, will describe the eclipse as it happens and provide a vivid “translation” of the visual event into words for the benefit of anyone who tunes in. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Audio description uses the spoken word to provide access to visual images that would otherwise not be accessible to people who are blind or have low vision,” stated Kim Charlson, president of the American Council of the Blind. “Audio describers help make so many aspects of our culture accessible. We’re delighted to sponsor this program on August 21 and help people experience this important event.” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>How to access the broadcast</u>: Go to <a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.acbradio.org?p=eyJzIjoiMnRUR0l3OUlKdDFmWEZJdTRRbk56VFg0b084IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmFjYnJhZGlvLm9yZ1xcXC9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZSUyMFwiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjkyZDMxYmYyMDM1MDRjNzJhOGQxOTMwZjEwM2ExNjk4XCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiNjhiM2MyY2NlMzExM2Y5OGY2MmEyNzVhOGVhMDBhMmE0ZDM4Yzk1NVwiXX0ifQ">http://www.acbradio.org/interactive</a> and select “Click Here to Play.” Then be sure to select the link that opens the player that you use to listen to music or stream internet radio stations. You can also listen on any telephone by dialing (605) 475-8130 and select option 4. If you are using an iOS device such as an iPad or iPhone, install “ACB Link”; open the app, select the radio tab and then tap on the menu button. Select “live streams” and “ACB Radio Interactive,” select the play button and the stream will launch.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Additional information about ACB’s Audio Description Project is available at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.acb.org?p=eyJzIjoiVmpyNW9kWXFVdmdTaVo3Y2x4a0JibDJaRXVvIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmFjYi5vcmdcXFwvYWRwXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiOTJkMzFiZjIwMzUwNGM3MmE4ZDE5MzBmMTAzYTE2OThcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI5MzNmYmY5Y2IxNDRhMmU2NTcxYTMwMTc1YWQ5NjhmNDViZDhlZjI3XCJdfSJ9">www.acb.org/adp</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>About the American Council of the Blind<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The American Council of the Blind is a national membership organization. Its members are blind, visually impaired, and fully sighted individuals who are concerned about the dignity and well-being of blind people throughout the nation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Formed in 1961, the ACB is one of the largest organizations of blind people in the world, with more than 70 state and special-interest affiliates and a nationwide network of chapters and members spanning the globe.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information about the American Council of the Blind, contact: Eric Bridges, Executive Director, American Council of the Blind, 1703 N. Beauregard S., Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22311; phone (202) 467-5081 or toll-free, 1-800-424-8666; or visit the web site, <a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.acb.org?p=eyJzIjoidV9GSXhuU1BzVGptdzlxMVNJTHcxT0hvSks4IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmFjYi5vcmdcIixcImlkXCI6XCI5MmQzMWJmMjAzNTA0YzcyYThkMTkzMGYxMDNhMTY5OFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImVlYTEyNmFlY2NiMjE0YjQ2Yzg0N2YwN2MyM2E0YTYzZDhlOGRhNGRcIl19In0">www.acb.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sharon Lovering, Editor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>American Council of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1703 N. Beauregard St., Suite 420<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alexandria, VA 22311<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>slovering@acb.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Learn more about us at <a href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.acb.org?p=eyJzIjoidV9GSXhuU1BzVGptdzlxMVNJTHcxT0hvSks4IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmFjYi5vcmdcIixcImlkXCI6XCI5MmQzMWJmMjAzNTA0YzcyYThkMTkzMGYxMDNhMTY5OFwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImVlYTEyNmFlY2NiMjE0YjQ2Yzg0N2YwN2MyM2E0YTYzZDhlOGRhNGRcIl19In0">www.acb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Follow us on Twitter @acbnational<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmericanCounciloftheBlindOfficial<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D311C4.D20EE4D0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>