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Feature Audio Description files

Web visitors can enjoy ROM Audio Description files online. You can also download the ROM Audio Description files on your computer, mp3 player or mobile device for FREE. A limited number of iPhone units are available at the admission desk upon request. ROM Audio Devices are free to visitors who are blind, partially sighted, hard of hearing or deaf.

Who's Drawing the Lines: The Journey of Judith Snow

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Descriptive audio for Who is Drawing the Lines: The Journey of Judith Snow is made possible by Accessible Media Inc.

Judith Snow is an internationally recognized author and lecturer, and a world leader on inclusiveness issues for people labeled disabled. Having lived a lifetime with quadriplegia, Judith uses painting and writing to encompass her own range of human capacities. The exhibit challenges audiences to confront their perceptions of disability while it illustrates Judith's journey to being an artist and social innovator. Visitors will be inspired by her outlook, and experience "all that is in [her] heart" through her art.

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Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s

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Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s is the North American premiere of original vintage Bollywood cinema artworks featuring the greatest Bollywood celebrities and award-winning films from India's recent film history. The exhibition embodies the quirky and colourful style of India's cinema culture which holds a growing fascination in the West, and is a deep cultural tradition in the East. This descriptive audio is an in-depth exploration of five pieces featured in the exhibition. Made possible with the support of Accessible Media Inc., in an innovative partnership with the ROM.

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Edward Burtynsky: Oil

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Edward Burtynsky: Oil is an examination of one of the most important subjects of our time, by one of the most respected and recognized contemporary photographers in the world. This descriptive audio is an in-depth exploration of six images from this striking exhibition. Made possible with the support of Accessible Media Inc., in an innovative partnership with the ROM.

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Gallery Audio Guides

Gallery audio tours are available from the audio guide desk for a rental fee of $5.

Download the free Director's Choice Audio Tour for vivid and detailed descriptions of a selection of objects currently on display, chosen by Director and CEO, William Thorsell.

Feature ASL Interpreted Video Podcasts

Web visitors can also view ROM podcasts online. Highlighting a variety of ROM subjects, download, view and listen to podcasts on your computer, mp3 player or mobile device.

El Anatsui: Exhibition Overview (Part 2)
February 24, 2011
The final segment of Lilanne Lortie's ASL tour of the Institute of Contemporary Culture's exhibition, El Anatusui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa features Akua's Surviving Children, a sculptural installation crafted from driftwood.

Video contains no sound.

Video Podcast (15MB, 2min 41sec)
Written Transcript (PDF)

El Anatsui: Exhibition Overview (Part 1)
February 24, 2011
The first segment of Lilanne Lortie's ASL tour of the Institute of Contemporary Culture's exhibition, El Anatusui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa examines the technique and design behind the artist's large tapestries.

Video contains no sound.

Video Podcast (15MB, 2min 41sec)
Written Transcript (PDF)

Staff Favourites: Paul Kane Paintings
April 26, 2007
Technician Liliane Lortie talks about the Paul Kane paintings on display in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada: First Peoples.

Video Podcast (7 MB, 2m 3s)
Written Transcript (PDF)

Beadwork
January 11, 2007
Technician Liliane Lortie on the personal appeal of the beadwork displayed in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada: First Peoples.