Accessibility at the Meadows Museum: What is offered and how to ask.

In detail

The aids the museum lends, and the services that need notice ahead of a visit.

1. Borrow a wheelchair.

   A limited number of manual wheelchairs are checked out free at the Box Office, first come, first served. All ADA-recognized mobility devices are permitted, and benches are located throughout the galleries.

2. Ask for a listening device.

   Assistive Listening Devices are free to check out at the Box Office for tours and select other programs, first come, first served.

3. Request ASL a week ahead.

   ASL interpretation is free for programs and tours. The museum asks for at least one week of notice by email to museumaccess@smu.edu, and considers all requests.

4. Book a multimodal tour.

   With three weeks of notice, visitors with vision impairments can schedule tours with visual description and touch, sound, movement and smell. Touch tours of the outdoor sculpture collection are offered when the weather permits.

5. Pick up viewing aids.

   Monoculars, binoculars and other magnifiers are free to check out at the Box Office. So are four pairs of EnChroma glasses for color vision deficiencies: one is sized for children and two fit over eyeglasses.

6. Reserve auditorium seating.

   The Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium has wheelchair-accessible seating. Request it when you register for a program there.

Tip. The museum posts social narratives for class and family visits, with photos and simple step-by-step descriptions.