Having vision and hearing loss, or difficulties learning, remembering or getting around neednt stop us enjoying vacations to cultural places, either in our local cities or someone elses.Accessible Vacations is a problem-solving guide book on the most accessible museums, monuments and theaters for vacation visits or day-trips in twelve of the USs most visited cities. It describes accessible outings, activities, courses and exhibitions you may want to try out, and places to go and see great shows or movies using a simple five-step plan.Accessible Vacations is not exhaustive and wont sell you a hotel room or flight. It also wont tell you about diners in the local area, or the best souvenirs. Its written in the hope of making your life easier and more interesting in your leisure time, or to help in getting a cultural education. It also gives you a realistic, accessible picture of whats available in the US when you choose your destinations.Whether its viewing paintings, watching musicals or walking trails, Accessible Vacations will show you that you can learn, find pleasure, develop personal interests, or build a life journey in the USs biggest cities. You just need to know where to go to make these activities possible, or how cultural places can help support you as elderly and frail folk. If you are a museum or theater professional, it will also let you know the state of the art in the US, and which cities have the most accessible places.Accessible Vacations is in two main sections:•Section 1 includes ways you can get access to museums and theaters if you have problems with vision or hearing loss or difficulties with memory or learning, and includes information on: technologies, audio description, captions, special classes and performances, sign language, accessible mobile technologies.•Section 2 has a chapter each for a dozen big, accessible US cities, with listings of facilities for museums and theaters using this books five-step plan. These citi
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