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Philly Touch Tours, 901 N PENN Street, Philadelphia, PA (2025)

Name: Philly Touch Tours
Address: 901 N PENN Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19123, US
Telephone: +16097608223
Price range: $

Philly Touch Tours has been formed to provide rich and meaningful hands-on sensory and inclusive experiences in and around the Philadelphia region for people who are blind or visually impaired. Whether you are a local Philadelphian or a visitor from out of town or overseas you have come to the right place. Our enthusiastic team is primed and ready to offer creative and inclusive opportunities for

people with vision loss and their friends and family to engage with the area’s local culture and history. Accessibility Consulting and Training

We offer Accessibility Consulting and Disability Awareness/Sensitivity Training with half day or full day sessions for a wide range of professionals including museum and cultural institution staff as well as educators, medical professionals and school and college students. We have extensive experience in accessible program design and presentation of tours for groups of children and adults with visual impairment, including those with hearing loss. Touch and Sensory Tours

Our team of sighted and visually impaired consultants, artists and educators know that people with vision loss desire equal access to and inclusion in social and cultural experiences in and around their surroundings. We provide a range of rich and meaningful sensory activities in the city’s social, historical, natural and cultural life through carefully designed and accessible tours. We are delighted to partner with individuals and organizations to offer a rich variety of experiences to accommodate individual tastes. Tours include a unique museum program, a history based walking tour, the immersion into a favorite local market and a tasting and culinary experience in a neighborhood brewery. Tours are available for individuals with vision loss and their friends or family members and for groups from organizations or centers who support or work with people who are blind or visually impaired. Tour guides are trained in verbal description and sighted guide techniques. Contact Us:
www.phillytouchtours.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 215-790-9079 Twitter:

09/15/2024

What a fantastic beach day our MeetUp group had at Ocean City, NJ yesterday!
Sun, sea, sand, ice cream, swimming, browsing, laughing and eating!!

04/19/2024

Shout out to Philadelphia's Magic Gardens for organizing a private training for a new staff member and shout out to Simon Bonenfant, a consultant with Philly Touch Tours for his engagement and commitment to providing accessible opportunities for people who are blind and low vision. It was a bit chilly but we were so busy enjoying ourselves we barely noticed! Come, take a tour and see for yourself!

Image Description: Two people explore the tiles and embedded objects in the walls along the walkways of this fascinating space. Many are found objects such as bottles, ceramic bowls, plates and dishes while others are small or medium sized sculptures collected from Mexico, Middle and South America by the artist, Isaiah Zagar.

Touch Tours for People with Vision Loss
PMG is a feast for the senses, and on this tour visitors who are blind or have low vision will get a feel for the space like never before. Explore the mosaics and other objects through guided touch and verbal description. Limited times are available due to the immersive nature of this experience. This tour was developed in conjunction with Philly Touch Tours.

To make a reservation for a Touch Tour, please call 215-733-0390 ext. 116, or email [email protected]. Recommended for ages 14 and older. Limited to 20 participants (each participant with vision loss may bring one sighted guide for no charge). Tour length is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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04/18/2024

Thanks to the wonderful vendors at 9th Street Italian Market for hosting our tour group on Tuesday. Everyone had a good time enjoying the samples of gelato, cheese, salami, oils and vinegars. What a fun group of people it was too, looking forward to seeing everyone again soon!

04/07/2024

Hello Blind and Low Vision Community, Hope everyone is ready for the eclipse tomorrow. The LightSound Astrophysics Lab from Harvard is offering an opportunity to hear the event via sound and on Zoom. The eclipse will occur from 2:08 p.m. until 4:35 p.m., peaking at 3:23 p.m. EST. Check your own location for timing. Here is the Link: Please sign in at 2:00pm Read more about it here: https://astrolab.fas.harvard.edu/LightSound.html

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901 N PENN Street
Philadelphia, PA
19123

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16097608223

Website

http://phillytouchtours.com/

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