Touch tours are an experience for the visually impaired

Visiting an art gallery can be eye opening and the Walker Art Center is making sure even those with disabilities have that experience. The Walker is offering "Touch Tours" for those who are visually-impaired. Select sculptures are available for people to touch. "When people can touch the art the rest of us can only observe visually, the whole range of experiences that are different," said Sunny Fluom, a touch tour guide.

LeRoy Gray and Justin Greenwood have suffered brain injuries that impaired their vision. They recently took their first visit to the Walker. With gloved hands, they were able to get much closer to the art than anyone else. Each piece presents a new surprise, as the pair tried to guess what the sculpture was and what it was made out of. The experience left them feeling differently about art and the world around them. "I'm lucky to be alive and I just want to see what's out there and take advantage of this as a way to broaden horizons," one of the men on the touch tour said.