ACCESSIBLE TOURS & SERVICES

GETTING HERE

The Delancey-Essex F/J/M station has an escalator but no elevator. The nearest wheelchair accessible subway station is B/ D/ F/ M/ 6 to Broadway-Lafayette Street.

The wheelchair accessible public entrance to 103 Orchard Street is on Delancey Street, between Orchard and Allen. Tell Access-a-ride the address is 81 Delancey. 103 Orchard's accessible door is located adjacent to 81. Ring bell for entry.

AT THE VISITORS CENTER

All public spaces and programs held at 103 Orchard Street are wheelchair accessible.

The orientation film shown in the theater of our Visitor Center, An American Story, is open captioned, and equipped with an induction loop.

The Visitors Center is equipped with universally designed elevators and restrooms on the basement level.

TOUR THE BUILDING

The ticketing and retail counters are equipped with induction loops.

FM assistive listening devices are available upon request for all Museum programming.

Large print and braille materials as well as handling objects are available for many programs. Ask for these materials when you purchase your tour ticket, and see our chart of accessible tenement tours for specifics.

Shop Life is the only wheelchair accessible tour that enters 97 Orchard Street. There is limited capacity. To reserve wheelchair tickets, visitors must call in advance, 1-877-97LESTM.

Portions of the Shop Life and Irish Outsiders tours include audio-visual elements equipped with induction loops.

ASL interpretation is available with at least 2 weeks' advanced notice for Tour the Building programs. The Museum's deaf Educator, Alexandria Wailes, also leads quarterly ASL tours with no voice interpretation for the public, and private tours for groups of five or more. Watch this introductory video.

MEET THE RESIDENTS

Meet Victoria takes place in a space that is fully touchable. It is recommended for visitors who are blind or low vision.

WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD

All neighborhood tours are wheelchair accessible. During the winter, Foods of the Lower East Side takes place in a wheelchair accessible space. Learn more on our neighborhood tours page.

Foods of the Lower East Side offers a variety of muliti-modal sensory elements, including hearing oral history clips and smelling and tasting foods. It is recommended for visitors who are blind or low vision and other non-visual learners.

EVENINGS EVENTS

Tenement Talks and Culinary Conversations are fully wheelchair accessible and take place in a space equipped with an induction loop.

FM Assistive Listening devices and neckloops are available for all evening events held at 103 Orchard. Ask a Visitor Services representative for assistance.

PRIVATE TOURS FOR GROUPS WITH DISABILITIES

The Tenement Museum offers several special programs designed to suit the needs of visitors with particular disabilities.

Parties of 5 or more can schedule a Touch Tour or ASL tour. You must call ahead to book these programs. 212 431-0233 x241.

Due to the generosity of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Tenement Museum is pleased to offer a limited number of free tickets for groups of underserved populations. To apply to be a part of our Good Neighbor program, please complete and return the application found here.

Combine any of our Tour the Building program with handling objects, verbal imaging and an architectural model of 97 Orchard. These private group programs are only available for groups of five or more, and must be booked in advance by contacting our Education Associate.

The Tenement Museum's deaf educator, Alexandria Wailes leads Tour the Building programs with advanced notice. If you have a group of five or more individuals, schedule a group ASL tour by Education Associate.

UPCOMING EVENTS

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TOURS
A deaf educator will lead tours, with no spoken English translation. Each tour is an hour and a half long, followed by a reception featuring local Lower East Side foods.

Wednesday, May 29th
6-8pm

Shop Life Tour

Family-run stores filled the lower level of 97 Orchard for over a century. Visit the 1870s German saloon of John and Caroline Schneider, and use interactive media to trace the stories of turn-of-the-century kosher butchers Israel and Goldie Lustgarten, 1930s auctioneer Max Marcus, and 1970s undergarment discounters Frances & Sidney Meda.
Ground Floor - 2 Hours - Ages 12 +

Limited Wheelchair Capacity
Call 1-877-97LESTM in advance for wheelchair tickets.

ASL INTERPRETED TOUR
These tours will be led by an educator and accompanied by an ASL interpreter.
Purchase tickets online or by phone 1-877-97LESTM.

Saturday, April 27th
11:30-1pm
Saturday, May 4th
11:30-1pm

Shop Life Tour

Family-run stores filled the lower level of 97 Orchard for over a century. Visit the 1870s German saloon of John and Caroline Schneider, and use interactive media to trace the stories of turn-of-the-century kosher butchers Israel and Goldie Lustgarten, 1930s auctioneer Max Marcus, and 1970s undergarment discounters Frances & Sidney Meda.
Ground Floor - 2 Hours - Ages 12 +

Limited Wheelchair Capacity
Call 1-877-97LESTM in advance for wheelchair tickets.