Anza Trail Cultural History Park - Tucson, AZ

This park was designed to be universally accessible and enjoyed by everyone, including persons with disabilities of sight, hearing, or mobility.

When entering this park, you are welcomed by a steel archway sculpture, “T-we:m ‘ac t-keihin” / “Together We Dance,” designed by Quinton Antone of the Tohono O’odham Nation. The arch connects colorful murals painted by Alonso Delgadillo. The welcome plaque on a mural can be read by sight or braille, listened to by audio description, or watched by ASL interpreter. The ASL and AD videos below are available via QR codes on the exhibits in the park.

You will also find ADA-compliant sidewalks, railings, a raised garden, bells, shaded seating, and a ramada with picnic tables. A braille cable connects artistic elements and leads you to exhibits where you can feel a tactile map, braille, and footprints in relief. This park was commissioned in late 2016 by the Anza Society who brought in the National Park Service – Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program to lead a design process with the Arizona School for Deaf and Blind, Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail staff, Pima County, UA Landscape Architecture students, and people of all ages and abilities from local organizations. Learn more about the park and its creation by reading the articles linked below.

 

ASL and AD Videos

  • A man signs while a woman with sunglasses and a white cane feels the side of a mural
    Welcome Plaque

    View the signed and audio-described video of the Anza Cultural History Park's Welcome Plaque

  • An image of a wayside panel at the Anza Trail Cultural History Park showing English and Spanish text
    Wayside Panel

    View the signed and audio-described videos of the Anza Cultural History Park's wayside panel

  • A woman with long hair and glasses signs in ASL
    Footprints on the Anza Trail

    Watch the signed and audio-described Through Here Passed - Footprints on the Anza Trail videos from the Anza Trail Cultural History Park

  • A man holds an image of an archway while the metal sculpture depicted sits in front of him
    Archway, Mural, Community Arts Panel

    Watch the signed and audio-described videos about the Anza Cultural History Park's archway, mural, and community arts panel

  • A map shows the Anza Expedition of 1775-76 starting in New Spain and ending in Alta California
    Tactile Map

    Watch signed and audio-described videos about the Anza Cultural History Park's Tactile Map

  • A woman wearing a face mask carrying a white cane touches the cane to a metal structure in a park
    Chime

    Watch the signed and audio-described videos about the Anza Trail Cultural History Park's chime

 

Articles

 
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The Anza Trail Cultural History Park is a case study for making cultural history accessible using universal design principles. The park is a youth-designed space for people of all ages and abilities serves as a public park as well as an outdoor classroom for the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind. Features of the park include a plaza lined with native plants and an accessible pathway with interactive, accessible exhibits.

Last updated: October 23, 2024

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