Accessibility

Accessibility Resources During Your Visit

The DAI is committed to reducing barriers and ensuring that the museum is welcoming and accessible to all who come through its doors.

The museum is working to update accessibility resources every day. If you have any questions or need additional assistance, contact the museum at 937-223-4ART (4278) or by email at info@daytonart.org

Accessible Entrances and Ramps

There is an accessible Main Entrance, as well as exits. There are accessible entrances to the auditorium and Gothic Cloister. An accessible ramp to the Hale Cloister is available by request.

Sensory Items

Fidgets and poppits are available at the Guest Services Desk.

A KultureCity Certified Organization

Through KultureCity training, our staff is equipped to recognize and support individuals with sensory sensitivities or invisible disabilities. This certification reflects our commitment to creating a more inclusive and accessible environment for all. As part of this commitment, we offer a dedicated sensory space in the Lange Family Experiencenter where guests can decompress in a supportive setting whenever needed

Wheelchairs and Walkers

The museum provides wheelchairs and walkers free of charge, located in the coatroom off the Rotunda entrance. These are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Elevators

Elevators are available for use throughout the museum for guests.

Restrooms

Recent updates to the museum, funded by a State of Ohio Capital Appropriations Bill, have converted all our restrooms to be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant and have helped make other accessibility improvements throughout our historic building.

The DAI is proud to announce the installation of a height-adjustable universal changing tablein our Lower-Level South Gallery. This addition ensures that people with disabilities and the aging population have a safe, hygienic and dignified space to address their restroom needs while enjoying everything the museum has to offer.

This project was made possible through a partnership with the Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services and Changing Spaces Ohio, who advocate for accessible restrooms.

Low Vision and Sight Impaired

Large-print maps and brochures are also available at the Guest Services Desk. If you have a screen reader app or have an active setting on your phone, the alt-text on photos is included within this guide.

Language Translation

Museum maps in Spanish are available at the Guest Services Desk.

Parking

There are four (4) accessible parking spaces in the museum parking lot: two (2) on the south side of the Entrance Rotunda and two (2) in front of the Rike Pavilion.

Hearing Loop System

The DAI recently partnered with Hillcrest Hearing, the audiology division of Southwest Ohio ENT, to install a hearing loop system in the Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium. A hearing loop system is to hearing aids what WiFi is to computers. Most hearing aids and listening devices are equipped with a Telecoil or have the option available.

The Telecoil works as an “antenna” to pick up magnetic signals produced by a hearing loop system and stream them as sound into a Telecoil-equipped listening device. 

Enhance Your Visit with the Bloomberg Connects App

In efforts to increase accessibility throughout the museum, the DAI has joined cultural institutions around the world on the Bloomberg Connects app, a free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies that allows users all over the world to explore the interactive guides of museums, gardens, galleries and cultural spaces from the palm of their hand.

In addition to allowing users to experience the DAI from anywhere in the world, the Bloomberg Connects app has a number of accessibility features for all guests to connect to the art while at the museum. Features include:

• Translation of text into more than 35 different languages
• Screen reader compatible, enabling individuals to zoom in on text and photos, increase contrast and view text in a larger size
• Alt-text for each image uploaded
• Audio descriptions of the artwork with transcripts that can be translated into each language provided by the app

You can view the DAI’s guide here.