[NYABS] Free event at Brooklyn Botanical Garden April 18

['Chancey Fleet' via Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library]

The following is NOT a library event but it's free and open to the public. Please contact BBG directly with any questions.


Celebrate spring and enjoy the beauty of cherry blossoms at this program for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Explore tactile representations of cherry blossoms and BBG’s bloom calendar; engage with a variety of natural objects by touch, sound, smell, and taste; and experience the Garden on a guided verbal description tour.

This drop-in program runs 2–5:30 p.m. on April 18th and participants are welcome to join and leave whenever they’d like. Hourlong verbal description tours of the Fragrance Garden, Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and Cherry Esplanade start at 3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.

Registrants will receive the meeting location by email. This program is free and preregistration is required. Friends, family, sighted guides, and PCAs are welcome. Sighted volunteer guides are available to support visitors upon request.

To register to attend, please complete the Eventbrite form linked here (Eventbrite Link<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cherry-blossom-verbal-description-and-touch-tour-tickets-1986680638269?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl>). If you need assistance registering or if you have additional access requests, please email access at bbg.org<mailto:access at bbg.org>. If you are unable to register via Eventbrite or email, you can call 252-290-0286 to speak with an event organizer who can assist you.

This event is presented in partnership with the NYU Ability Project<https://wp.nyu.edu/ability/>.

Best,

Chloe Adkins (she / her / hers)

Master's Student, Integrated Design and Media (IDM)
Department of Technology, Culture & Society (TCS)
Tandon School of Engineering


Graduate Accessibility Researcher, NYU Ability Project

https://wp.nyu.edu/ability/


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Chancey Fleet
Assistive Tech Coordinator — Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
Call or text: 347-632-8383

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