New Resource for Blind or Low-vision Visitors at the U.S. Capitol

Visitors to the U.S. Capitol who are blind or have low-vision now have a
helpful new resource: an audio-descriptive tour of Exhibition Hall in the
Capitol Visitor Center. With direction from the Congressional Accessibility
Services Board, this tour was developed and produced by the Office of
Congressional Accessibility Services (OCAS), and allows visitors who are
blind or have low-vision to enjoy the Exhibition Hall exhibits through a
self-guided narrated tour. As exhibit documents are changed and/or rotated
in the displays, the tour will be updated as needed.

This new audio-descriptive tour is available on a handheld device which you
can request at the North Information Desk in Emancipation Hall. Visitors can
also download the tour on a personal device at
http://visitthecapitol.gov/visit/visitors found at the "Visitors with
Disabilities" quick link.

If you have further questions or inquiries about the audio-descriptive tour,
please contact OCAS at (202) 224-4048, or email the Director at:
[log in to unmask] Our office is located in the Crypt of the
Capitol (room S-156), and additional Information about other services we
offer is available by searching the key word "accessibility" on the
House.gov and Senate.gov public websites.


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