Healthy Living
Eleven Fairfield County Attractions Partner to Accommodate Visitors With Special Needs
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Eleven Fairfield County attractions are working to reduce the stresses of planning — and accomplishing — visits for guests with special needs through a new partnership called “Accessibility for All.”
Beginning April 2, anyone who wants to know how the 11 attractions accommodate guests with special needs will be able to find the information all on one website —AccessibilityForAllCT.Org. — an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium
Previously, potential guests had to dig through each attraction’s website, in some cases only to end up finding little or no information at all. The 11 organizations participating in “Accessibility for All” are:
• Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, which organized the effort, and Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk
• Earthplace, the nature center in Westport
• Connecticut Audubon Society in Fairfield
• Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and Discovery Museum in Bridgeport
• Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford
• Audubon Greenwich and the Bruce Museum in Greenwich
• Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield
• EverWonder Children’s Museum in Newtown
The new “Accessibility for All” website also will be updated as the attractions present special events geared for this important customer group. Fairfield County attractions have never teamed in such an exceptional way before, said Tom Naiman, director of Education for The Maritime Aquarium. “‘Accessibility for All’ springs from a realization that, by working together, all of our institutions can do a better job of welcoming guests with special needs,” Naiman said.