[nfbwatlk] FW: White House tour

[Mike Freeman]

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From: Dale, Kareem A. [mailto:Kareem_A._Dale at who.eop.gov] 
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Subject: FW: White House Blog: White House Announces Audio Descriptions for
Public Tours

 

 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/24/white-house-announces-audio-descri
ptions-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
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/23/surprise-president-and-mrs-obama-
greet-white-house-tour-bo-was-there-too> surprising visitors on public
tours, to welcoming nearly 3 million visitors to the White House for
Residence tours, the annual  <http://www.whitehouse.gov/easterEggRoll> 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
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/inside-white-house/google-art> 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>
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

 

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