The Audio Description Project
An Initiative of the American Council of the Blind
Formerly AD International
Audio-described guide
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London, SE1 6HZ
Tel: 020 7416 5000
Open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm, last admission 5.45pm (closed 24, 25 and 26
December)
The Imperial War Museum worked with
VocalEyes to
produce an audio described guide of the Lord Ashcroft Gallery for blind
and partially sighted visitors which is available from the information
desk at the front of the Museum.
The Victoria Cross (VC) recognises extreme bravery carried out under
direct enemy fire. The George Cross (GC) recognises extreme bravery
carried out away from battle, both in war and peace. Visitors to the
Lord Ashcroft Gallery's Extraordinary Heroes exhibition will discover
the personal stories behind each medal.
The new gallery, paid for by a £5 million donation from Lord Ashcroft,
KCMG, contains the world's largest collection of VCs, a collection
established by Lord Ashcroft in 1986. The awards are displayed alongside
the VCs and GCs already held by the Museum. The medals in the gallery
range from the Crimean war to the recent conflicts in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
The Lord Ashcroft Gallery aims to intrigue, inspire and amaze by
re-telling forgotten stories of bravery that show, when faced with
extreme situations, some people can do extraordinary things.
"I can't really see where there is courage except where there is fear.
It's the conquering of fear"
Leonard Cheshire, VC
Imperial War Museum Lord Ashcroft Gallery Website
Audio-described tour
The Hunterian Museum
Royal College of Surgeons
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London, WC2A 3PE
Tel: 020 7869 6561
The Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons has worked with
VocalEyes to produce an audio-described tour of its free public
collection. The guide is designed to help blind and partially sighted
visitors find out more about the museum, its collections and history.
The tour, which features the actor John Sessions, explores the curious
collection of the eighteenth century surgeon and anatomist John Hunter.
An assortment of preserved specimens in pots, dried preparations,
skeletons and teeth from over 500 species types, including human, his
collection forms the stunning centrepiece of the museum.
The audio-described tour is informative, entertaining and produced to
VocalEyes' high standards. The tour is available from the museum
reception desk for £3.50 or is free to download to your MP3 player from
the museum's website.
For further information please contact Jane Hughes, Head of Learning and
Access on 020 7869 6561 or email
jhughes@rcseng.ac.uk
The Hunterian
Museum Website
