Accessibility

If we can help provide any accessibility assistance to you, please let us know.

You can call:

The visitor center (open Wednesdays-Sundays, 8:30am-5:00pm CT) 816-254-9929

Park headquarters (Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm) 816-254-2720

Or please email us. (Depending on circumstances, emails may need a day or two for response.)

 

Parking at Harry S Truman National Historic Site

When it comes to parking at Harry S Truman National Historic Site:

*The park visitor center has no dedicated parking lot. There is one accessible street parking space on Main Street close to the visitor center, but it may be claimed by users visiting local businesses, local Government offices, or local heritage sites. A public parking lot across the street from the visitor center is often available.

*There is one accessible parking space behind the Noland Home, van accessible. The GPS address is 216 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, 64050. Aside this space is a ramp with handrails into the rear entrance to the Noland Home visitor contact station. Visitors may cross the street to the Truman Home...please use caution. Some of the pavers on the Truman Home side of Delaware Street can be uneven.

 

Park Brouchure, Harry S Truman

NPS/ Harper's Ferry Center

The park's "main" brochure is available here in this audio description version.

https://www.unidescription.org/account/project/export/123

 

Stair-Trac stair climbing machine, a machine used for accessibility.

NPS Photo

Touring the Truman Home
The Truman Home is a late 19th century structure, and is not currently wheelchair accessible. After entering the grounds, where there is one significant step, tours begin in the kitchen, which is accessed via 5 steps, and conclude in the front, where there are three steps.

A Stair-Trac device provides wheelchair access to the first floor of the Truman Home. The stair-trac is a portable wheelchair lift that attaches to a park-provided wheelchair. With the touch of a button, it allows park staff to move a visitor in a wheelchair up or down steps at the Truman Home. There is a 250 pound weight limit for the Stair-Trac, it can only be used in dry conditions, and two trained staff members need to be available for its use. The Truman Farm Home is wheelchair accessible only on the first floor.

Tour scripts are available for the hearing-impaired and in large-type format. Tour scripts are available in German, Spanish, Japanese and French. Close-captioning and assistive listening devices are available upon request for the audiovisual program at the Visitor Center.

For more information about accessibility options at Harry S Truman NHS, please call [phone].

 

Access Pass
The Access Pass allows free entrance to federal fee areas and can be shown for some discounts on services. The pass is free for citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. who present documentation (such as from a licensed physician, the Veteran's Administration, or a vocational rehabilitation agency) of a permanent medical disability. The Golden Access Passport is still valid, but you can trade it in for the new Access Pass.

Obtain the Access Pass at the Harry S Truman NHS Visitor Center or online through the United States Geological Service by clicking here.

 

The following Federal Relay Service numbers may be of use to you.

Voice (1-866-377-8642)
Voice Carry Over (1-877-877-6280)
Speech-to-Speech (1-877-877-8982)
Telebraille (1-866-893-8340)

 

If you experience any difficulty accessing our web site, please e-mail us. We would be happy to provide information to you in an alternate format.

Anyone using a TTY can reach a federal agency to conduct business by going through the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

More Information
National Park Service Accessibility Page

Department of the Interior Accessibilities Program