Making culture accessible to disabled people
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
18.09.2018 07:30
Over 250 events in 17 Polish cities are planned during a festival aiming to give disabled people access to cultural events and venues.
Photo: stevepb/ pixabay.com/ CC0 Creative Commons
This year's Warsaw Culture Without Barriers Festival is being held for the sixth time.
Festival coordinator Anna Żórawska said that cinemas, theatres, museums and other venues are set to hold film screenings, performances, exhibitions, workshops, meetings and walks adapted to people with various types of disabilities.
Żórawska added that people with visual impairments would be provided with tactile feedback aids and audio descriptions. Meanwhile, sign language translations and subtitles will be available for people with hearing problems.
The festival takes place from September 28 to October 7 and on the weekend of October 12-14.
(pk/gs)
Source: IAR