Museum Accessibility

Museum Accessibility

Mobility Access

The main entrance to Poster House on 23rd Street is wheelchair accessible and an elevator services both floors.

Available at the Info Desk free of charge:
• manual wheelchairs
• lightweight foldable stools

Service animals are welcome.

Accompanying care partners receive free entry to the museum.

Nearby ADA accessible transit stations include:
ACEL 14th Street/8 Ave station
6 23rd Street station
metro 23rd Street/6th Ave M23 bus stop

Vision Access

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High-contrast, large-print wall text and labels are available in advance by email and at the museum using a digital tablet available at the Info Desk.

To request labels in advance or get more information, please email access@posterhouse.org or call 914.295.2387.

Braille handouts are available for select exhibitions. Please inquire at the Info Desk.

Braille and large-print menus are available upon request in the Café.

A tactile and braille map of the museum is available at the Info Desk.

Please enjoy the table equipped with tactile posters of select posters and braille text for the Fantastical Streets: The Theatrical Posters of Boris Bućan exhibition. This table can be found in the center of the gallery.

Sensory Access

Earplugs are available at the Info Desk. Fidget tools can be borrowed at the Info Desk.

A social guide is available at the Info Desk and at access.posterhouse.org.

Hearing Access

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Assistive listening devices are available for use. Please request a receiver from the Info Desk.

Receivers are available with either earbuds or neck loops. We have telecoil microphones at our Café, Shop, and Info Desk. Please switch your hearing aid or cochlear implant to the telecoil “T” mode.

KN95, three-ply, and clear masks are available upon request at the Info Desk.

If an exhibition includes audio or video components, that will be noted on the entry wall and open-captioning will be provided.

Language Access

Spanish-language labels are available for all our exhibitions and can be found online at access.posterhouse.org or on the digital tablet available at the Info Desk.

Todas las exposiciones del museo cuentan con rótulos informativos de las obras en español, las cuales también pueden ser consultadas en línea en access.posterhouse.org, o usando la tableta digital disponible en la recepción.

Restrooms

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All restrooms at Poster House are single-user and gender-neutral with changing tables. An ADA accessible bathroom is available on each floor.

Accessibility Tours

We aim to make all of our exhibitions as accessible as possible. Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 914.295.2387 with your access needs and we will work to accommodate you.

General Inquiries

If you have additional accessibility needs, please email access@posterhouse.org and we will make every effort to accommodate you.


Accessible Programming

All of our virtual programming is equipped with automated closed captioning.

Poster House hosts free, monthly Vibrant Verbal Description Tours of exhibitions. Please see our Events page for current accessibility offerings. Prior registration is encouraged as space is limited. Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 914.295.2387 for information or to register.

Upcoming Accessibility-Focused Events

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Side perspective of an illustrated blue outlined mouth in mid speech against a white background within a blue border.
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Side perspective of an illustrated blue outlined mouth in mid speech against a white background within a blue border.
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