Photo Exhibit Designed for Blind and Sighted Visitors is Honored 3DPhotoWorks accepted the 2019 Colonel John H. Magruder III Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for an innovative tactile photo exhibit created in partnership with the Newseum, Stars and Stripes and the National Federation of the Blind. “The Marines and Tet: The Battle That Changed the Vietnam War” was the first major exhibit in the United States to incorporate 3DPhotoWorks technology that delivers visual information to blind and low-vision visitors. It was displayed at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., in 2018. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., USMC, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Robert B. Neller, USMC, commandant of the Marine Corps, and John F. Kelly, former White House chief of staff, were on hand for the presentation as 3DPhotoWorks co-founder John Olson accepted the award at the foundation’s annual gala in Quantico, Va. The awards honor exemplary work that furthers understanding of Marine Corps history, traditions, culture, and service. More than 350 blind members of the NFB attended the January 2018 opening of “The Marines and Tet” at the Newseum. In the first three months, the exhibit was open, 84,000 visitors had access to the groundbreaking exhibit that brought touch and sound to the first-person story of a battle that changed the course of the Vietnam War. More than 285 million people worldwide are blind or low-sighted. Museums can provide life-enhancing opportunities for the blind to learn and achieve independence and equality. 'The Marines and Tet' Tactile Photo Exhibit Available The award-winning photo exhibit, “The Marines and Tet: The Battle That Changed the Vietnam War” is available to tour. The exhibit features 20 large-format photographs and 10 tactile versions of those images with embedded descriptive audio sensors. The photographs were taken during the 1968 Tet Offensive, a bloody battle that became a turning point in the Vietnam War. The groundbreaking photo exhibit includes audio interviews with 11 of the Marines who fought in the battle, and the doctor who treated them. “The Marines and Tet” has been featured on “CBS News Sunday Morning,” Fox News, The Washington Post and C-SPAN. See the photos. Hear the survivors describe the battle and life after. 'The Marines and Tet' Tactile Photo Exhibit Available Hear What They Have To Say 'The Marines and Tet' Tactile Photo Exhibit Available This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 3DPhotoWorks and the National Federation of the Blind collaborated on an Accessibility Resource Kit, which includes a tactile image sample and valuable information from the NFB about making exhibits accessible for both blind and sighted visitors. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.     Copyright © 2019 3DPhotoWorks, All rights reserved.  Our mailing address is:  3DPhotoWorks 124 Hudson Ave Chatham, NY  12037-1429