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BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
14th and C Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. Phone: 202-874-3019 Comments: Wheelchair accessible. Visitors using wheelchairs can be brought to the front of the line and allowed to use the staff elevators. Arrive early to avoid lines. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
CORCORAN GALLERY
17th and New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Comments: Good access and restrooms. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
D.C. ARMORY
Washington, D.C. Comments: Good access. Only one restroom is accessible, by steep slope. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
DUMBARTON OAKS
1703 32nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Comments: Only partially accessible. Restrooms are small and wheelchair cannot fit. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building E Street entrance between 9th and 10th Streets N.W. (accessible by a ramp), Washington, D.C. Phone: 202-324-3447 (FBI Tour Office) Comments: Wheelchair accessible. Good restrooms. Tours (free, on a first-come, first-served basis). Hours are from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM
Comments: Each of the two lower-level bathrooms has a wheelchair-accessible stall and sitting-level mirrors. Wheelchair users should enter on Mall side (Note: The museum entrance has a revolving door). Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
1100 Ohio Drive, S.W., Washington, DC 20242 Phone: 202-426-6822 (or 202-426-6841) Call in advance for special accommodations. Comments: Accessible parking, entrance, interior access, restrooms, phone, water fountain, and elevator. Sign language tour available. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20540 Phone: 202-707-2905 or 202-707-5000 (general info) TTY: 202-707-6200 (Mon-Sat, 8:30-5:00) Reference Questions: 202-707-4210. Evenings and weekends: 202-707-9951 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: 202-707-5100; TTY-202-707-0744 Comments: Accessible entrance (ramp), interior access, restrooms, phone, water fountain, and elevator. Accessible restrooms are located in the blue and yellow core of the Madison Building. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: TAYLOR STREET ANNEX
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 1291 Taylor Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20542 Phone: 202-707-5100 Comments: Free library service to persons who are unable to read or use standard printed materials because of a visual or physical impairment. Books and magazines in recorded form (Talking Books) or in braille are delivered to and returned from eligible readers by postage-free mail. Specially-designed record players and cassette players are also loaned free to persons borrowing talking books. For further information or application forms, write to your local library. http://www.loc.gov/nls Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
23rd Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Phone: 202-426-6841 (Call in advance for special accommodations.) Comments: Accessible parking, entrance, interior access, restrooms, phone, water fountain, and elevator. Last updated: Tue 23 of Sep,'03 |