Lehigh Valley Arts Council looks to improve performance offerings for visually impaired | lehighvalleylive.com

Patrons experience a pre-show sensory tour prior to DeSales University’s production of “A Tale of Two Cities.” The Lehigh Valley Arts Council is hoping a February workshop on audio description training will inspire other Lehigh Valley venues to incorporate the program to assist visually-impaired patrons.

The Lehigh Valley Arts Council is hoping a February workshop will be the impetus for Lehigh Valley museums and performance arts centers to expand their reach to visually disabled patrons.

headquarters. The workshop coincides with the 25th anniversary of the the Americans with Disabilities Act. The law, passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination based on disability.

Randall Forte, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Arts Council, said research showed 12 percent of Lehigh Valley residents have some form of disability. That includes hearing, physical and visual handicaps and autism.

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