Accessibility
Please Touch Museum is committed to providing exhibits, programs, and public spaces that are inclusive and interactive for all visitors. Our Visitor Services staff has been trained to help visitors with individual needs—please don't hesitate to ask!
Wheelchair Accessibility
- The entire museum, including the Carousel, is wheelchair accessible
- The elevator in Roadside Attractions serves each of the museum's two floors
- Ramps are located at the front entrance to the museum and in River Adventures
- Wheelchairs are available, free of charge, at the Admissions desk on the first floor
- All bathrooms and water fountains are wheelchair accessible
- Accessible parking is available in our parking lot
- Service animals are always welcome
- Read a mom’s tips on visiting the museum with a child in a wheelchair in our blog
Autism Access
Please Touch Museum’s Autism Access Program provides families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with innovative tools to make a museum visit more comfortable and enjoyable. The program creates a comprehensive welcoming structure for families of children with ASD through the following initiatives:
- Accessibility tools for families of children with ASD include museum stories and gallery maps
- Specialized training focusing on children with ASD and their behavioral patterns
- Mobile programming enabling children who would otherwise not be able to visit the museum to interact with PTM-themed games and toys
- Special Autism Access evening events for families of children with ASD
- Games and toys designed for children with ASD available in the Kids Store
Museum Stories describe each of the museum’s exhibits from a child’s perspective and will help you and your child choose the exhibits you want to visit. The guide, specially designed for children with developmental disabilities, utilizes visual messages, and is appropriate for any child who would like to know about exhibits and activities in the museum. Guides and maps are available at the Admissions desk as well as on the website.
Click here to download the Museum Stories guide. Click here to download a museum map.
Partnerships
Please Touch Musuem partners with organizations and agencies to create programming for children with special needs. For more information, contact Claudia Setubal at 215-578-5133 or csetubal@pleasetouchmuseum.org
Click for a list of Please Touch Museum Partners
Special Exhibit coming in 2011
access/ABILITY is a highly engaging and interactive exhibit promoting disability awareness. It celebrates the different capabilities in all of us, dispelling myths and encouraging open questioning and curiosity. Organized around the things we all do every day – go places, communicate, think about things, have fun, the exhibit challenges our motor skills, and ways of thinking, while encouraging us to try doing things differently.