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BarZ Adventures is proud to debut multimedia GPS Ranger™ and Zoo Ranger™ video tours now in Sign Language and Captioning to better meet the needs of deaf or hard of hearing visitors to parks, zoos and other outdoor venues. The Ranger series is a perfect way for your venue to adapt tours and interpretive content to be accessible to visitors that are deaf or hard of hearing, enabling your venue to become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. GPS Ranger tours have been approved by the National Center on Accessibility and the National Association of the Deaf.
ADA and your Venue
In 1990, the U.S. Congress passed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which effectively “prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, programs and services provided by state and local governments, goods and services provided by private companies, and in commercial facilities.” (See the U.S. Department of Justice “ADA Homepage” at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm.) What this may mean for your venue is that services and products offered should be adapted, through reasonable accommodation, to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. Tours and interpretive services can be made accessible to those who are deaf or hard of hearing through the hiring of live Sign interpreters at a substantial expense to the venue, but now, the GPS Ranger enables tour content to be adapted and ready on demand for meeting the needs of these visitors! BarZ Adventures and CSD Partner to Bring All-Inclusive Tours to Venues  BarZ Adventures and Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) have partnered to bring inclusionary ASL tours to a growing number of venues across the nation. Both organizations are committed to helping venues increase their ADA compliance by offering equal access to interpretive content.
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Reactions to Deaf Friendly Tours delivered through the GPS Ranger "This reminds me of my experience at the 1968 Hemisphere Fair in San Antonio, where such a device was showcased as a ’future toy,’. We are one step closer to an even playing field where communications access is concerned." - Bobbie Beth Scoggins, Chief Operating Officer, Communication Service for the Deaf “With Austin’s reputation as a hub for innovation and technology, we’re proud to offer the cutting-edge GPS Ranger tour. The tour lends itself nicely to both leisure and business travelers, as visitors can explore the city at their own pace, on their own or with a group, stopping to learn more about the sites that pique their specific interests. As part of our commitment to providing the best services and amenities possible for all visitors, we are especially excited to offer the American Sign Language tour. The GPS Ranger allows deaf and hard of hearing visitors to experience Austin with the assistance of a personal guide who details the city’s rich history and signature attractions in American Sign Language.” - Bob Lander, President and Chief Executive Officer, Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, in reference to the new GPS Ranger Austin Walking Tour in Captioning and ASL. "I strongly feel that everyone in the world should have equal access to our national treasures. We realized that the Ranger was perfectly suited for the hearing loss community, and with the support of CSD, we were able to offer the first sign language tour in America for any major city. Speaking on behalf of the BarZ development team, we are all proud to help those with a hearing loss have a more enriched and enhanced visit to venues all Americans hold dear." - Lee Little, BarZ Adventures founder and inventor of the GPS Ranger. Press Releases Resources
Disclaimer: Please note that BarZ Adventures are not consultants on meeting ADA compliance and full compliance assurance should be gathered from an independent agency qualified to make such an assessment. BarZ Adventures does not endorse or guarantee the content of Resource links though every effort is made to ensure the suitability and appropriateness of these links. All sites are property of their respective owners. |
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