[Nfbf-l] White House Announces Audio Descriptions for Public Tours

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

This is awesome!!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Dicey" <adicey at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFB Florida List Group" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:10 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] White House Announces Audio Descriptions for Public Tours


> White House Blog: White House Announces Audio Descriptions for Public 
> Tours
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/24/white-house-announces-audio-descriptions-public-tours
> White House Announces Audio Descriptions for Public Tours
> Kareem Dale and Ellie Schafer
> January 24, 2013 12:42 PM EST
> President Obama and the First Lady have long been committed to ensuring 
> that the White House is truly the People's House, and that Americans with 
> disabilities are fully integrated into our society. Today, continuing on 
> that commitment, the White House Visitor's Office is pleased to announce 
> the availability of an audio description for those taking a White House 
> tour. This will give blind and visually impaired Americans and persons 
> with other print disabilities the opportunity to listen to an audio 
> described tour as they visit the historic, public rooms of the White 
> House.
> The audio tour features welcoming remarks from Mrs. Obama followed by a 
> room-by-room audio description of the highlights and features of the White 
> House. This is just the latest step in the Obamas' work to make the White 
> House more open and accessible - from surprising visitors on public tours 
> , to welcoming nearly 3 million visitors to the White House for Residence 
> tours, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll , Fall and Spring Garden 
> Tours, State and Official Arrival Ceremonies and White House Kitchen 
> Garden school group tours, to partnering with the Google Art Project so 
> millions more can take a 360-degree tour of the White House from their 
> computer .
> The audio tours are only available on MP3 players that will be provided by 
> the White House to those requesting the audio tour. The players must be 
> requested at the time the request for a tour is made through a Member of 
> Congress, and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. 
> Individuals must return the MP3 players at the conclusion of their tour.
> Information about White House Tours:
> Public tours of the White House are currently available and requests must 
> be submitted through your Member of Congress. These self-guided tours are 
> available from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. 
> to 12:00 p.m. Fridays, and 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturdays (excluding 
> federal holidays or unless otherwise noted). Tour hours will be extended 
> when possible based on the official White House schedule. Tours are 
> scheduled on a first come, first served basis. Requests can be submitted 
> up to six months in advance and no less than 21 days in advance. You are 
> encouraged to submit your request as early as possible as a limited number 
> of spaces are available. All White House tours are free of charge. (Please 
> note that White House tours may be subject to last minute cancellation.)
> If you wish to visit the White House and are a citizen of a foreign 
> country, please contact your embassy in Washington, DC for assistance in 
> submitting a tour request.
> For more information on tours, please go to:
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events
> Kareem Dale is Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy, 
> and Ellie
> Schafer is Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White 
> House Visitors Office
> -----
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfbf-l mailing list
> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Nfbf-l:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/plipovsky%40cfl.rr.com
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 10.0.1430 / Virus Database: 2639/5555 - Release Date: 01/24/13
>