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NEXT FREE Speaker Series Program

Saturday, September 10, 2016 10am - noon

Accessible Programs at the National Gallery of Art
With speaker - Lorena Baines, Manager of Accessible Programs

Saturday, September 10th  – 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Location:
Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons
3951 Pender Drive, Suite 130, Fairfax, VA 22030

Lorena Baines, the National Gallery’s first Manager of Accessible Programs, will introduce the National Gallery of Art’s Accessible Programs, which include the monthly ASL at the NGA, Art for ASL Learners, and the use of assistive listening devices on all programs. She will also provide an overview of the Gallery’s collections and introduce a few personal favorite works of art as well as a preview of some exciting upcoming exhibitions.

NVRC events - Open captioning and on‐site sign language interpreting services will be provided for this event. Our meeting room is equipped with an audio loop system for people with hearing aids with T-coil (tele-coil). The NVRC meeting room is located on the first floor with a new accessible entry.

Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e‐mail to info@nvrc.org   (Please allow reasonable time to arrange for accommodations )

 

Read about other upcoming programs  . . . NVRC Speaker Series 2016

 

The National Gallery of Art
ASL at the NGA: An Introduction to the National Gallery Collection

The monthly ASL at the NGA tour is coming up on Sunday, July 10 at 1:00 pm. 
The tour meets in the Rotunda of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art.

http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/guided-tours/accessible-programs/american-sign-language.html

ASL at the NGA: An Introduction to the National Gallery ...

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Guided Tours Accessible Programs ASL at the NGA: An Introduction to the Collection of the National Gallery of Art\

The tour is also interpreted into spoken English so all are welcome!


NEW! Stories in Art sessions to be offered entirely in ASL this summer! 

Starting July 10!
Space is limited to register now!

Stories in Art introduces children (ages 4 to 7) to artists through careful looking, storytelling, and hands-on experimentation. Led by museum educators, each program includes reading a children’s book, exploring one work of art in the galleries, and completing a simple, hands-on activity. Each program is approximately 60 minutes.

Summer Story Series: Discover Dutch Art
Would you like to visit the Netherlands this summer? Pack your imagination and travel to the National Gallery of Art! You’ll visit a windmill, sail the seas, discover mince pie, and listen to a concert. Participants learn about landscapes, still life, seascapes, and scenes of interior Dutch life by reading children’s books, looking at 17th-century Dutch art, and making a souvenir to document each adventure. You will receive a passport to the summer story series and a stamp for each program attended. If you collect all four stamps at the end of the summer, you will receive a prize!

Families who use ASL are invited to participate in sessions led by a deaf guide on the following dates:
Sunday, July 10 at 3:30
Sunday, July 17 at 3:30
Sunday, July 24 at 3:30
Sunday, July 31 at 3:30

Because this is a pilot program, families will be asked to register in advance.
Space is limited to register now!
To register, please click here and register for each date individually: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-in-art-in-american-sign-language-registration-24000806057