Blind / Low Vision

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

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, many with Braille captions.

The First Flight Boulder, marking the takeoff spot, has a raised relief metal plaque.