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Inclusive and meaningful experiences for @smithsonian visitors with disabilities. #OurFutureIsInclusive Legal:

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Join our friends at @SmithsonianFolk for a virtual family workshop! Live captioning will be provided and sign language interpretation is available upon request. Registration opens November 1!

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Back by popular demand! Join the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and weavers from Peru for a family-friendly virtual workshop on December 5. Guests will make their own decorative pom-poms and tassels. Registration opens November 1.

Learn more: https://t.co/WW3gkRgJej 🧶

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Image description: A parent and child sit together at a table in front of a laptop working together on a project.

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Join @NMNH educators for ASL interpreted virtual family programs! They'll walk your family through science skill-building activities and ways to explore the natural world and collections from the comfort of your own home. For more info visit: https://t.co/Znzv7yf03G

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Many of our archived digital programs are now available with #ASL interpretation and closed captioning. We continue to offer live ASL interpretation and real-time captioning during all our livestreamed events.

Watch: https://t.co/L5t4gwnJp5

#DeafAwarenessMonth

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Our Virtual Spanish Educator opportunity closes on September 30! All info can be found on our website: https://t.co/lYEMIMwHG6

[Access Smithsonian @access_si]

Our office is looking for a Virtual Spanish Program Educator to join our team! Full description and application instructions can be found on our website here: https://t.co/lYEMIMwHG6
#OurFutureIsInclusive @SLC_Latino

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Spanish educators: Explore how inventions are created and help kids brainstorm their own inventive solutions with “Invenciones y mejoras,” a new @amhistorymuseum collection! Explores the history of vaccines and the Quickie wheelchair: https://t.co/9x5U8bxJXV #SmithsonianEdu

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Image description: Three people grouped together in a conference room looking at yellow exhibit panel. The man on the left has a white cane in his hand, the woman in the middle uses a power wheelchair, and the man on the right is touching the panel.

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We're seeking a Disability Community Outreach Specialist to join @access_si! Full work description and application instructions are on our website: https://t.co/lYEMIMwHG6 #OurFutureIsInclusive

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Image description: A program participant sits at a table with a paintbrush in hand, working on a watercolor painting in front of them.

[Access Smithsonian @access_si]

Our office is looking for a Virtual Spanish Program Educator to join our team! Full description and application instructions can be found on our website here: https://t.co/lYEMIMwHG6
#OurFutureIsInclusive @SLC_Latino

[Access Smithsonian @access_si]

Have you had a chance to take our survey? We'll accept responses through September 15! #OurFutureIsInclusive

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Can museums be Crip Spaces for disabled people? Share your thoughts in this short survey: https://t.co/bLNxcxMOPA #OurFutureIsInclusive

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Image description: A care partner leans down to show a seated woman a photograph during a See Me program in a museum gallery. Three other women are seated next to her, two of them with walkers. Behind them are a series of portraits in gold frames.

[Access Smithsonian @access_si]

We are seeking a part-time Spanish Educator for our See Me program for adults with dementia and their care partners!
Interested? Know someone who might be? All info can be found on our website: https://t.co/4snTLKw7Ir

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This jacket was worn by Ray Werner as a member of the the Jersey Wheelers, the 1956 National Championship team. Werner went on to compete in wheelchair basketball at the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960.

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The #ParalympicsTokyo2020 are underway! Ever wonder why they're called the #Paralympics? Learn about the history of the games in this blog from our friends at @amhistorymuseum: https://t.co/5PEzCqEV4Y

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Image description: A leather letterman's-style jacket with yellow sleeves, a navy torso, and striped navy and yellow cuffs and collar. There are two large patches on either side of the chest indicating the team name.

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Can museums be Crip Spaces for disabled people? Share your thoughts in this short survey: https://t.co/bLNxcxMOPA #OurFutureIsInclusive

[Access Smithsonian @access_si]

We need your help! @IHCDesign and @access_si are gathering survey responses about how museums can become spaces that are more inclusive of the disability community. More info and survey link here: https://t.co/cQavMVwxXC

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Designed for adults with dementia and their care partners, See Me at the Smithsonian invites participants to explore Smithsonian treasures and often to create their own. The virtual program embodies the power of the Smithsonian to reach everyone and bring us together.

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Visiting update: Starting Tuesday, July 20, we will no longer use timed-entry passes at most museums. Passes will still be required to visit our @NMAAHC, @NationalZoo and @cooperhewitt.

Full reopening schedule, museum hours and more information: https://t.co/bLqdlIkisB