Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden will establish a new institution-wide baseline for inclusively welcoming and serving visitors with special needs. The project will address priorities for increasing accessibility and inclusiveness at the garden identified in prior work with community members, by past professional assessments, and learnings from new pilot programs. Project activities will include additional assessment, technical assistance, resource development, and the establishment of a new Best Practices Working Group. A part-time access coordinator will also be hired. The garden will train staff and instill best practices in welcoming and serving visitors and learners through a diverse range of activities. Staff will also create new tools and communications to welcome audiences, develop new specialized programs, and improve current programs to increase inclusivity. Tangible project deliverables will include a website fully accessible to a range of assistive technologies, new pre-visit tools, interpretive and wayfinding materials, and new signage.