OUR TEAM
Trish Maunder
Creative Director and Founder
Trish co-founded Philly Touch Tours in 2015. With close personal ties to the blind and low vision community it became evident that people were constrained in their enjoyment of cultural inclusion by limited access and lack of understanding and misconceptions by others.
Trish is dedicated to breaking down barriers for and with individuals with vision loss, ensuring that they have equitable access to the world of arts and culture.
Trish and the PTT team work closely with staff from museum and cultural institutions to dispel myths, offer detailed trainings in disability sensitivity and design touch tours and handling workshops for the blind and low vision community.
Katherine Allen
Program Director
Diagnosed with macular degeneration in early adulthood, Katherine joined Philly Touch Tours as its Program Director shortly after its inception.
Katherine previously worked as Creative Director with the Nielsen Company's Publication Division for several years leading teams in corporate projects and marketing. She was also a founding team leader in accessibility skills and awareness training at Apple and also served as a consultant on the Council for Accessibility at the Langone Medical Center at NYU.
Katherine and the PTT team are devoted to increasing awareness about vision loss and the creation of cultural access.
PTT Vision Council
With the philosophy, "Nothing About Us Without Us," Philly Touch Tours engages members of the Blind and Low Vision community to co-present disability sensitivity trainings, as well as advise and co design tours and workshops. Members of the Vision Council are active advocates and leaders in national and local organizations working to share information, create awareness and defend the rights of others in the Blind and Low Vision community.