Local Disability-Inclusive Programs
Important Note: Accessibility features, disability-specific programming, and admission policies may change over time. For the most up-to-date information on access services, programming, and pricing, please contact each institution directly or visit their official website.
Museum, Arts, and Culture Access Consortium (MAC) MAC offers a community calendar featuring disability-specific programs and accessible events across NYC's cultural institutions.
Inclusive Programs By Borough
Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, six cultural institutions offer disability-specific programming, including Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, Mark Morris Dance Group, and the New York Transit Museum. Please check their websites for more information.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Contact:
- accessibility@BAM.org
- 718-636-4100
Programming for guests who are blind/low vision, deaf/hard of hearing & neurodiverse
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Contact:
- visitorservices@bbg.org
- 718-623-7260
Free for caregivers; daily community tickets. Programming for guests who are blind/low vision, deaf/hard of hearing, neurodiverse, and those with memory loss and their caregivers.
Brooklyn Museum
Contact:
- access@brooklynmuseum.org
- 718-638-5000
Free with SNAP; discount for visitors with disabilities; free for caregivers.
Programming for guests who are blind/low vision, deaf/hard of hearing, and those with memory loss.
Brooklyn Public Library
Contact:
- inclusiveservicesevents@bklynlibrary.org
- 718-230-1200
Not all locations are fully accessible
Brooklyn Bushwick Starr
Contact:
- info@thebushwickstarr.org
A fully accessible theater with visual and audio assistive tech & services available
City Reliquary Museum
Contact:
- info@cityreliquary.org
- 718-782-4842
Discounts for NYC residents
Galleries are wheelchair accessible, but the restroom is not
Jewish Children’s Museum
Contact:
- info@jcm.museum
- 718-467-0600
Discount for visitors with disabilities and free for caregivers.
Kings Theater
Contact:
- adakings@gententertainment.com
- 888-237-3581
Programming for guests who are blind/low vision and deaf/hard of hearing
Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof and Community Engagement Center
Contact:
- info@newtowncreekalliance.org
- 718-349-9093
Mark Morris Dance Group
Contact:
- dancecenter@mmdg.org
- 718-624-8400 x200
Programming for guests who are neurodiverse and have limited mobility.
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts - MOCADA
Contact:
- hello@mocada.org
- 718-230-0492
Free admission
Museum of Food and Drink - MOFAD
Contact:
- info@mofad.org
- 201-371-3550
Discounts for visitors with disabilities.
New York Transit Museum
Contact:
- access@nytransitmuseum.org
- 718-694-1823
Discount for visitors with disabilities; free for caregivers.
Programming for guests who are neurodiverse, blind/low vision, and deaf/hard of hearing.
Weeksville Heritage Center
Contact:
- info@weeksvillesociety.org
- 718-756-5250 x300
Free admission.
Wyckoff Farm Museum
Contact:
- info@wyckoffmuseum.org
- 718-629-5400
Free Family Days every 3rd Saturday from 11-3pm; discounts for adaptive tours.
