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Grants connect American Sign Museum with new audiences

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Grants connect American Sign Museum with new audiences
Grants connect American Sign Museum with new audiences

The American Sign Museum is trying to make its exhibits more accessible with new grant funding.

A LOCAL MUSEUMS ITRYING TOMAKE IT EASIER FOR MORE PEOPLETO ACCESS ITS EXHIBITS.

THEAMERICAN SIGN MUSEUM WANTS TOBREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR PEOPLEWHO MIGHT OTHERWISE STRUGGLETO ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE.POWC 9 NEWS REPORTER MADELINEOTTILIE EXPLAINS H.

OWTHIS MUSEUM IS ALL ABOUTPRESERVING SIGNS LIKE THISONE.

NEW GRANT FUNDING ISGIVING OFFICIALS THE CHANCE TOEXPAND THE ACCESSIBITY ILOFTHIS EXPERIENCE.IT A'SLL THANKS TO NEW GRANTMONEY FROM THE OHIO ARTSCOUNCIL AND OHIO HUMANITIESCOUNCIL.

THE MUSEUM IS AFIRST-TIME RECIPIENT AND HASRECEIVED A TOTAL OF ABOUT75-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

THE MUSEUMIS NOW OFFERING SELF-GUIDEDAUDIO TOURS IN THREELANGUAGES: ARABIC, NEPALI ANDSPANISH.

THE MUSEUM SAYS THOSEARE THE MOST PROMINT ENFOREIGNLANGUAGES IN THE TRI-STATE.THE MUSEUM IS SOAL OFFERINGNEW VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE- S ANDRECENTLY PARTNERED WITH T HECINCINNATI LIBRARY TO OFFER AFR EEVISIT TO GUESTS WITH AFREE LIBRARY PASS.Cindy Kearns / Museumdirectorf ooperations: Youknow, we're, we're hoping thatit starts to reach newaudiences, n ewpeople thathave not hathe d opportunitybecause of barrier, whetherit's mon eyor language to comevisit.THE MUSEUM IS ALSO WORKINGWITH A LOCAL ORGANIZATION TODEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPROVE THEEXPERIEN CEFOR THOSE WHO AREBLIND D ANVISUALLY IMPAIRED.

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