On the afternoon of last Sunday (19) during the second performance of the Opera “Parsifal” by Richard Wagner, a group of people with visual disabilities can count on more new feature offered by the Government of Amazonas State, through the Ministry of culture: the menu of Cafe Teatro Amazonas in Braille. The material has been made available and delivered free of charge to present.

On the afternoon of last Sunday (19) during the second performance of the Opera “Parsifal” by Richard Wagner, a group of people with visual disabilities can count on more new feature offered by the Government of Amazonas State, through the Ministry of culture: the menu of Cafe Teatro Amazonas in Braille. The material has been made available and delivered free of charge to present.

The initiative was integrated into a set of actions of the State Government that aims to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in many different ways, in this case, the. In this way, and autonomous way, who has poor eyesight and a person with low vision have access to information concerning the products offered at the Cafe without the need for someone to read the material. In addition to Braille, the menu was printed in English and Spanish.

“It is important to know that the Teatro Amazonas is in favour of inclusive and actions that enable the access of persons with disabilities to cultural facilities of the city. This ensures a right that is already ours, and laid down in law: access to information, whether for visitors or tourists, “said Leonardo Pimentel, after congratulate also the Braille Library of Amazonas by printing the material.

In addition to the menu in Braille, the interested public can rely on other all-inclusive resorts, available during the festival: a synopsis of the Opera, also in Braille, and audio description (allows visually impaired person follow the details of the presentation, with true description, as the movement on stage, costumes and scenery).

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