Blind man sues British Museum over lack of audio tours for Bayeux Tapestry
LONDON: The British Museum is facing legal action over its Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, with lawyers representing a blind man alleging the museum is breaching equalities laws by not providing audio described tours. Dr. Yusuf Ali Osman asked the museum whether live audio described tours would be provided for the long-awaited exhibition of the nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery, which depicts the conquest of England by William I in 1066. But, Osman’s lawyers say, the British Museum said it would n
Source: Arab News