[New-york-news] FW: [NFBNJ] NFBNJ & Philly Touch Tour Conference Call Wednesday March 14 at 8:00 PM

[Rachel Bodek]

Ever wish you could touch some of the wonders on display at museums so you

could really get an idea of what those treasures look like? Or perhaps

you’d enjoy a stroll through Philly’s famous Italian Market with a savvy

guide who explains the history and background of the tasty morsels of

cheese, pasta and other samples provided for you to taste?

  

Well, it’s easier than you might think. The Sports and Recreation Division

invites you and all other members of our National Federation of the Blind

of NJ to join in us in a special statewide conference call on the subject.

 

DATE: Wednesday, March 14,  2018

 

TIME: 8 pm EST (please dial in 10 minutes prior)

 

HOW: For this call only, use the Technology Division conference call number

515-604-9570 <(515)%20604-9570> and the access code 612068 followed by the

pound sign.

 

Please join us as special guest Trish Maunder of Philly Touch Tours

explains all the events Philly Touch Tour offers and how you can

participate. Trish is an accessible program designer and Consultant for

museums and art institutions. She is the founder and Creative Director of

Philly Touch Tours, a company that promotes Inclusion and accommodations

for people with vision loss in Philadelphia and the surrounding area’s

cultural life through carefully designed sensory programs and tours.

 

 

 

PTT also conducts sensitivity training and experiential workshops for

museum staff, museum and art education students, artists and teachers.

Trish has a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of

Winchester, UK and a Master of Arts Degree in Art Education from the

University of the Arts, Philadelphia. (2006).

 

 

There will be ample opportunity for call participants to ask questions.

Hope to hear you there!

 

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