Welcome to MOPD All Access! In this interview, MOPD Commissioner Rachel Arfa sat down with Chief Executive Officer of the Obama Foundation, Valerie Jarrett, to discuss the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, and how the Obama Foundation championed accessibility throughout the Obama Presidential Museum and Center, establishing innovative new standards for accessibility in our City and nationwide.

Visual Description:

Opening image is the MOPD All Access logo, displaying a blue square next to a red star and the letters MOPD in black bold text at the bottom of the screen, followed by the words All Access. The screen then opens at the Obama Presidential Library, from the President's Reading Room. The background shows carefully curated books on light wood bookshelves, along with photographs displayed on some shelves.

MOPD Commissioner Rachel Arfa opens the interview. She is wearing a light teal pantsuit with a white blouse and a pearl string necklace. She has brown hair in a half curl and hazel eyes.

CEO Valerie Jarrett is wearing a pastel blue pantsuit with matching blouse, a two-string silver necklace with gemstones, and transparent clear glasses Her brown hair is in a perfectly coiffed bob with a soft wave and she has brown eyes.

The screen rotates from showing Commissioner Arfa or CEO Jarrett while each speaks. Jennifer McElroy, ASL interpreter, is visible at the bottom right of the screen in an A-frame outline. Jennifer is wearing a hunter green dress with matching large green eye glasses and a short brown pixie-like haircut. A black bar is along the bottom of the screen viewed horizontally and displays captions in white font. At the top left corner, the MOPD logo is visible in white.

At minute 9:54, a photograph is displayed. The photograph shows CEO Jarrett, Commissioner Arfa, Leah Katz-Hernandez, Claudia Gordon and Maria Town at the Obama Center on John Lewis Plaza on opening day, Juneteenth, 2026. Maria is holding up a royal blue fan with white lettering displaying the Obama Center logo. The Forum building is in the background, along with other people moving around and a portion of a white tent. The mood is happy and joyous.

As the interview closes, the same image displayed at the start is shown again.