For blind visitors, Folklife Festival provides tactile tour

[img_assist|nid=7479|title=Click on photo to enlarge or download|desc=Two women touch plants used for medicines in Wales as part of the Smithsonian Institution Accessibility Program’s Tactile and Verbal Description Tour at the Folklife Festival on the Mall. Photo by Krista Flores, Smithsonian Institution Accessibility Program|link=none|align=right|width=640|height=480]WASHINGTON - It took me about five minutes to figure out how to properly twist and braid three strands of grass, while Rose Dunn, 71, of Rockville Md., who has volunteered as a guide for blind people at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival since its inception, was patiently explaining the process to me.