Deafness / Hearing Loss Accessibility

Deafness / Hearing Loss

Explore deafness and hearing loss accessibility at Fort Necessity National Battlefield by clicking on each feature below.

Assistive Listening

• Assistive listening devices for enhanced audio of the park movie are available for use.
• These devices are available for loan from the information desk in the visitor center.
• The audio is staticky and distorted at times.

American Sign Language

• If you need an ASL interpreter for a ranger program, please contact the park at least one week in advance.
• Requests for ASL interpreters can be made by email or phone call.
• To see a list of current ranger programs, please visit our calendar page.

Captioning and Transcripts

Captioning:

• There are two videos in the visitor center exhibit area: one has captions and the other has no spoken audio, but has ambient noises without captions.
• The park film is captioned and plays on the hour and half hour throughout the day.

Transcripts:

• There are a few mannequins dressed in period costumes with paired audio.
• While there are no offical transcripts, visitors can read the information playing written on the exhibit.