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For current accessibility tours and programs, visit <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/accessibility-programs/">Accessibility Programs</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="feature-cards"> <div class="feature-cards__group"> <h2 class="h2-larger">Professional Resources</h2> <p>These resources support all museum professionals in developing more inclusive and accessible content.</p> <div class="feature-cards__section section-width-3"> <div class="feature-card"> <a class="feature-card__anchor" href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CH-Accessible-Virtual-Programming-Toolkit.pdf"> <div class="feature-card__title"> <h3 class="feature-card__title-text"> Accessible Virtual Programming Toolkit </h3> </div> <div class="feature-card__image-wrapper"> <img width="3030" height="1983" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/accessible-virtual-programs-card.png" class="attachment-full-size size-full-size" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" 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data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="accessible virtual programs card" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/accessible-virtual-programs-card-300x196.png" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/accessible-virtual-programs-card-1024x670.png" /> </div> </a> <div class="feature-card__description"> This toolkit for museum professionals provides step-by-step guidance on how to develop and deliver virtual programs that are accessible for disabled participants. </div> </div><div class="feature-card"> <a class="feature-card__anchor" href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/cooper-hewitt-guidelines-for-image-description/"> <div class="feature-card__title"> <h3 class="feature-card__title-text"> Image Description Guidelines </h3> </div> <div class="feature-card__image-wrapper"> <img width="3028" height="1986" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card.png" class="attachment-full-size size-full-size" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card.png 3028w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card-300x197.png 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card-1024x672.png 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card-1536x1007.png 1536w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card-2048x1343.png 2048w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card-170x111.png 170w" sizes="(max-width: 3028px) 100vw, 3028px" data-attachment-id="47324" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/family-resources/image-description-card/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card.png" data-orig-size="3028,1986" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image description card" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card-300x197.png" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-description-card-1024x672.png" /> </div> </a> <div class="feature-card__description"> These guidelines encourage museum staff from all departments to author image descriptions for digital content. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="feature-cards__group"> <h2 class="h2-larger">Verbal Description Audio Tours </h2> <p>Explore previous exhibitions at Cooper Hewitt through recorded verbal description audio-only tours, designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision.</p> <div class="feature-cards__section section-width-3"> <div class="feature-card"> <a class="feature-card__anchor" href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/give-me-a-sign-tour/"> <div class="feature-card__title"> <h3 class="feature-card__title-text"> Give Me A Sign Verbal Description Tour </h3> </div> <div class="feature-card__image-wrapper"> <img width="3023" height="1979" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/give-me-a-sign-vd-tour-card.png" class="attachment-full-size size-full-size" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/give-me-a-sign-vd-tour-card.png 3023w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/give-me-a-sign-vd-tour-card-300x196.png 300w, 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Listeners will be able to hear all of the information presented in the exhibition, along with in-depth verbal descriptions of the images and objects on display. Approximately 40 minutes. </div> </div><div class="feature-card"> <a class="feature-card__anchor" href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/05/24/the-senses-descriptive-audio-tour/"> <div class="feature-card__title"> <h3 class="feature-card__title-text"> The Senses Verbal Description Tour </h3> </div> <div class="feature-card__image-wrapper"> <img width="3030" height="1989" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card.png" class="attachment-full-size size-full-size" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card.png 3030w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card-300x197.png 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card-1024x672.png 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card-1536x1008.png 1536w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card-2048x1344.png 2048w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card-170x112.png 170w" sizes="(max-width: 3030px) 100vw, 3030px" data-attachment-id="47325" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/family-resources/the-senses-vd-tour-card/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card.png" data-orig-size="3030,1989" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="the senses vd tour card" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card-300x197.png" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-senses-vd-tour-card-1024x672.png" /> </div> </a> <div class="feature-card__description"> Ellen Lupton, co-curator of the exhibition The Senses: Design Beyond Vision, provides a descriptive audio tour through two dozen projects in the exhibition, with step-by-step guidance for visitors with blindness or low vision. 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