PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History report a dramatic increase in usage of the ACCESS EBT card admission program since its inception three years ago. Carnegie Museums’ $1 ACCESS EBT card admission program allows individuals on government assistance—including foster children and their caregivers, and low-income, elderly, or disabled people—to come to the museum for a radically reduced price. In 2007, before the program was widely marketed, only 171 visitors participated in the program. But participation has steadily risen, and it is estimated that 11,000 people in 2010 will benefit from the ACCESS discount. The success attests to the fact that, when price is not a barrier, people of all income levels and abilities frequent art and science museums. “The Carnegie Museums $1 ACCESS EBT card admissions program is exceptionally easy to use. All visitors have to do is show up, presen