The Museum's historic tenement is not wheelchair accessible. However, there are a number of options for visitors with mobility impairments.

The Museum's Visitors Center (108 Orchard Street) is fully accessible, including a universal designed entrance, bathroom and counter to accommodate visitors using wheelchairs.

The Visitors Center also features a number of accessible media programs, including:

• A captioned video about the Lower East Side.
• The Virtual Tour of 97 Orchard Street.
• A pictorial tour which introduces visitors to the history of the Lower East Side and gives extensive views of 97 Orchard Street.
• Large print materials.

The bathroom at the Visitors Center is fully accessible.

The Lower East Side Walking Tour visits neighborhood sites important to immigrants past and present. It is available to the public April through December, on Saturday and Sundays at 1:00 and 2:30. This tour is also available to groups of 10 or more by appointment. The Walking Tour does not enter any buildings, including 97 Orchard.

If you are unable to visit the Museum or to access our tenement building, our website features a Virtual Tour of the tenement at 97 Orchard St.

For groups of 10 or more we will send a museum educator for an off-site visit. Please call our Group Scheduling Associate, (212)431-0233, ext. 241, for more information or email groups(at)tenement.org.

In addition to the above programs, educator-led programs in the accessible Visitors Center are available by appointment. Please call our Education Coordinator, (212)431-0233, ext. 240, for more information or email signlanguage(at)tenement.org.