ADA Compliance at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY
Recently Richard Acree of ADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC, visited the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY, and observed some of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance at this facility. The photo below shows an entrance to the facility as you arrive.
National Corvette Museum
Some of you may remember that on February 12, 2014, a natural disaster struck the National Corvette Museum when a massive sinkhole unexpectedly opened beneath the iconic Skydome, swallowing eight cherished Corvettes. The photo below is from the museum website and shows the sinkhole.
National Corvette Museum Sink Hole 2-12-2014
Years later the museum has been restored to be even better than before the sinkhole, including excellent ADA-compliant installations such as accessible parking, entrances, displays, sales counters, and toilet rooms.
There is a large vehicle parking area at the museum and plenty of accessible parking near the public pedestrian entrances. The photo below shows some of the ADA-compliant parking, including van accessible parking.
ADA Parking at the National Corvette Museum
Public pedestrian entrances to the museum are marked with signage for accessibility and some exterior public pedestrian entrance doors are automated to assist individuals living with a disability to enter and exit the facility. The photo below is representative of one of the entrances.
National Corvette Museum Accessible Public Pedestrian Entrance
Once inside the museum the displays are protected by detectable barriers that comply with the ADA requirements for protruding objects. The photo below is representative.
Corvette Museum Display with Detectable Barrier
Display information boards at the site are at a level that is easy to read for individuals living in a wheelchair and some displays have the information presented in Braille. The photo below is representative with the blue arrow showing the Braille.
National Corvette Museum Display Information in Braille