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<P class=MsoNormal>Contact: Joel Snyder, Director, Audio Description
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<P class=MsoNormal>(202) 467-5083<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B>Audio Description
to Allow the Blind To “See” the Total Eclipse<o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U>How to access the broadcast</U>: Go to <A
href="https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.acbradio.org?p=eyJzIjoiTWQxOXhSQWI2TVBGSnIyeXVMMWs5RlJYTGtNIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmFjYnJhZGlvLm9yZ1xcXC9pbnRlcmFjdGl2ZSUyMFwiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjc1OWFhMDE5MzRlOTRmZWI5MjQ0ZjJhNjQ5ZjI3YzZjXCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiNjhiM2MyY2NlMzExM2Y5OGY2MmEyNzVhOGVhMDBhMmE0ZDM4Yzk1NVwiXX0ifQ">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>
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<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=eyJzIjoielV0TDB2RS1rTEkzbFNOZkhIOVplZ01DLUh3IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmFjYi5vcmdcXFwvYWRwXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiNzU5YWEwMTkzNGU5NGZlYjkyNDRmMmE2NDlmMjdjNmNcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI5MzNmYmY5Y2IxNDRhMmU2NTcxYTMwMTc1YWQ5NjhmNDViZDhlZjI3XCJdfSJ9">www.acb.org/adp</A>.
<o:p></o:p></P>
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<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
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<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>
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