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For Immediate Release - April 2007
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Interpreted Walking Tours Added To 2007 Schedule
D.C.-based Washington Walks has announced that American
Sign Language interpreters will join seven different walking tours this
season in order to enable deaf and hard of hearing persons to participate in
the company’s popular excursions through the District of Columbia.
“We’ve received requests for ASL-interpreted walks through the years,” says
Washington Walks founder Carolyn Crouch, “and decided it was time to make
the interpreted walks a regular offering.” The presence of Gallaudet
University, the acclaimed school for the deaf and hard of hearing located in
Washington, D.C., was another motivator. “As far as we know, Washington
Walks is the first D.C. company to offer regular ASL-interpreted tours,”
observes Crouch.
A complete list of the walks offered with American Sign Language
interpretation is listed below.
The Blossom
Secrets Stroll
2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 7
Embassy Row
10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 12
Before Harlem, There Was U Street
10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 23
I’ve Got a Secret
6:00 p.m. Monday, July 16
Memorials by Moonlight
6:00 p.m., Saturday, August 25
Georgetown
10:00 a.m., Sunday, September 16
Capital Hauntings
7:30 p.m., Saturday, October 27
