Re: Monthly chat July 2016
Dark,
Congratulations!
Not on getting married, but on leaving Hershys without gaining twenty pounds, I don't know how much that is in kilograms or stones.
I remember going there years ago when you could actually tour the chocolate factory and get free chocolate at the end.
I just finished watching Game Of Thrones Season 6 from the Blind Mice site.
Probably something you don't want to do after a wedding, either a red or brown.
I hope you got someone to audio or video record the ceremony.
My wife's nephew recorded ours, then promptly deleted it by mistake.
Here are things to do in New York:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
home to the first garden in the United States specifically designed for blind or limited vision visitors. The Alice Recknagel Ireys Fragrance Garden, created
in 1955, offers plants selected for their fragrant or tactile qualities. Visitors are encouraged to touch and smell all the plants.
The Fragrance Garden plants, grown in raised beds, are the perfect height for those in wheelchairs or kids in strollers. They are very popular with small
children and can be enjoyed by anyone. Braille labels identify the plants, and young kids also enjoy the tactile guides.
Lighthouse International,
based in New York, publishes a guide, “Let’s Go! Museums in The Big Apple.” The guide details information on facilities for the vision impaired at museums
throughout the city. Some museums offer regularly scheduled touch tours, offering a tactile way for kids and adults to experience the museum; others have
verbal descriptive tours where guides go into great detail about what you are encountering.
Additionally, the non-profit
Art Education for the Blind
publishes a
New York Beyond Sight
audio guide with descriptions of favorite attractions by prominent New Yorkers. Their website provides many other resources for travelers with sight impairments
Family members of any age will appreciate a rainy day or an afternoon at the
Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind
at 40 West 20th Street in Chelsea. This barrier-free branch of the New York City Public Library has adult and children’s reading rooms which provide specially-formatted
materials, equipment for listening to recorded books and magazines, and a variety of other electronic reading aids. There may even be a free concert or
lecture at your visit, so check their schedule ahead of time.
Exploring The Intrepid Sea, Air And Space Museum With The Blind
The
U.S. S. Intrepid
offers monthly guided verbal description and touch tours through the USS Intrepid, a WW II-era aircraft carrier. You can also book a private tour.
For those with low vision, the museum offers verbal description and tactile guides using smart pen technology. Borrow the guides at the information desk
and take the self-guided tour, with raised line maps, tactile images of artifacts and audio.
AFB American Foundation for the Blind
2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102
New York, NY 10121
American Foundation for the Blind building
on 16th Street in Manhattan,
Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
(800) 829-0500
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