In the era of Covid we have all discovered “Going Virtual” for business, education, entertainment, shopping and even attending services. One of the highlights of this new reality has been discovering the off site experience of visiting a Museum. Aira, the company delivering “The Description of Life” to the Blind and those with Visual Impairments has teamed with the Association of African-American Museums to bring the Museum Experience into a new Virtual paradigm.
Stephanie Watts, an Aira Explorer is your host as she tours museums across the country. Aira’s collaborative effort with the Association of African-American Museums is a brilliant effort to educate Americans on the continuing struggle faced by the Black community. Mrs. Watts brings to light the parallels between Americas past and the struggle that continues today for true equality and inclusion. Her wit, charm and personal insight help to penetrate many of the uncomfortable realities faced in the search for cultural diversity. Using the highly trained and exceptional Agents at Aira, Mrs. Watts takes you step by step through the Museums as the Agent describes the exhibits, reads materials and answers questions on the fly via live web searches to further enhance the experience.
Aira streams these tours live every other Friday on their YouTube channel and archives them if you can’t attend live. Past Museums tours included, The Tuskegee Airman National Airman Site, African-American History Museum of Iowa and on September 25th they visited the National Civil Rights Museum, located in the Lorraine Motel, the site where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee. There is a fascinating line-up scheduled through the end of the year with the next event occurring October 9th. Please tune in 5:00pm EST to to begin a new journey of expanding your mind and your world. Join Host Stephanie Watts and Aira’s Jenine Stanley and Ryan Bishop as they strive to deliver Cultural Diversity at a critical moment. My belief is and always has been that “We Are Better Together.”
Visit: https://blackmuseums.org/directory/ and aira.io for details and remember Aira is a free download available for both IOS and Android platforms. This is a “Free” promotion for not just the Blind and Visually Impaired, it is an offer inclusive for all. Please share Aira with your friends and family and help me as I advocate for Visual Interpretation of the Blind and Visually Impaired so they to can experience “The Description of Life.”
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Picture accompanying article is from an exhibit from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis Tennessee featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr titled “Final Days.”
