Independence Hall
Park buildings, programs, films and exhibits are accessible via curb cuts, ramps, text/photo albums describing second floor displays, verbal presentations, pamphlets and booklets, park-wide signage featuring text and graphics, open captioning and assistive listening devices.
For People with Mobility Impairments:
Most park buildings are accessible including:
Liberty Bell Center
Independence Visitor Center
Independence Hall
Congress Hall (first floor)
Great Essentials Exhibit
the Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank
Carpenters' Hall
Old City Hall
Declaration House (first floor)
National Constitution Center
Accessible restrooms are available in the Independence Visitor Center, the Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank, and across from Independence Hall at 5th and Chestnut Streets.
Wheelchair rentals
Some wheelchairs are available for borrowing at the Independence Visitor Center for use while in the park.
In order to borrow a wheelchair a form of ID is needed.
This ID will be held and returned upon the return of the wheelchair.
All wheelchairs may be borrowed for the day. Wheelchairs that are borrowed must be return by 4:15pm the same day
Paved sidewalks with curb cuts are available along the perimeter of all blocks in the park. Newly landscaped walks on Independence Mall provide clear access in the middle of the three blocks between Independence Hall and the National Constitution Center.
There are wayside exhibits throughout the park which can be reached by people using wheelchairs.
All ranger led outdoor tours are on paved walks and use curb cuts. Most cover only 3-4 blocks so are suitable for people of all abilities.
Photo albums of public rooms above the ground floor are available for Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and other buildings.
For People with Hearing Impairments:
Open captions are available on all park films in the following buildings
Independence Visitor Center
Declaration House
New Hall Military Museum
Liberty Bell Center
Benjamin Franklin Museum (opening Summer 2012)
There is printed information available on the Liberty Bell and Independence Square buildings as well as in the park brochure.
American Sign Language interpretation is available by request (FREE). Please call 215-597-7130 at least 14 days prior to your visit.
For People with Sight Impairments:
There is a model of most park buildings outside of the American Revolution Center 3rd and Chestnut Streets
There are reproduction articles in many park buildings that can be touched such as in the
New Hall Military Museum,
Franklin Court Printing Office
Fragments of Franklin Court (318 Market Street)
Congress Hall
Liberty Bell Center
There is a model of the words around the Liberty Bell that can be touched in the Liberty Bell Center.
