Accessibility

Tactile Map of Wright Brothers National Memorial. The map is just inside the main entrance of the visitor center.

National Park Service/Saunders

Mobility

Four accessible-designated parking spots are available near the Visitor Center, 1 of which is also marked as van accessible. An additional 3 spots designated as accessible for standard vehicles and 1 spot designated as accessible for vans are located near the Pavilion Restrooms. There is no accessible-marked parking or curb cuts in the five lots around the base of Kill Devil Hill.

A ramp with a slope of 8.8% gives access to the front entrance of the Visitor Center. No ramps connect the rear entrances of the building to the back patio. All doors and walkways within the Visitor Center are at least 36-inches wide, though the doors are heavy and not power-assisted.

Restrooms are located outside the Visitor Center, the Pavilion Restrooms on the south end of the parking lot, and the Pilot Booth near the First Flight Aistrip.

A flat, concrete path leads from the Visitor Center to the First Flight Boulder and the base of Kill Devil Hill. The path to the top of Kill Devil Hill is paved, but the grade becomes very steep toward the top of the hill, ranging between 14% and 24% slope.

Wheelchairs are available for check out on a first come, first serve basis from the front desk of the Visitor Center. NPS-owned wheelchairs may travel anywhere in the park except for the steep routes of Big Kill Devil Hill.

 

Tactile model of the 1903 Wright Flyer that sits in the Flight Room of the Wright Brothers Visitor Center.

National Park Service

Resources for Visitors with Blindness/Low Vision

When you first enter the Visitor Center, there is a tactile map of the park with locations written in Braille. Devices equipped with Audio Descriptions of the museum exhibits and text elements are available for checkout at the front desk. A limited supply of Braille brochures are also available, and a flat, tactile map of the layout of the building is placed on the wall to the left of the main entrance door.

A copy of the Braille brochure in a Braille Ready Format (.brf) can be downloaded in advance of your visit.

Inside the Flight Room of the Visitor Center are raised drawings of the Wright brothers' early gliders an interactive model, built to scale, of the 1903 Wright Flyer, and other tacticle exhibits.

Resources for Visitors with Deafness/Hardness of Hearing

Rangers often use portable voice amplifiers when speaking during our daily programs. If you have any issues hearing the ranger, please do not hesitate to ask them to speak louder or adjust the volume of their voice amplifier. Assisted Listening Devices for use with ranger programs are available for checkout at the front desk. If you require any specific accommodation, please speak with the ranger before the start of the program, and we will attempt to provide it.

If you call or email the park more than two weeks in advance of your visit, an ASL interpreter can be made available on site on the day of your visit. Please call the interpretive ranger office at 252-475-9406 to request this service.

No videos within the Visitors Center contain sound.

Service Animals

Service animals are welcome within all of our facilities. All service animals must stay within the control of their owner. Prickly pear cacti and sand spurs are common in the grassy areas throughout the park, so please use caution if you leave the paved pathways.

 

Staff at Wright Brothers are always happy to help you with your visit.

NPS/Moses

Ask a Staff Member

Feel free to call or email us if you have questions while planning your trip. When you arrive at the park, please notify a staff member at the Visitor Center if there is anything we can do help you during your visit or if you have any questions about resources availiable.